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{{Short description|Commuter rail line in Indiana and Illinois}}
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{{Distinguish|text=the [[Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad]]}}
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| name                            = South Shore Line
| color                           = {{Rail color|NICTD}}
| logo                            = South Shore Line logo.svg
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| image                           = South Shore Line - Calumet Trail west of Michigan City.jpg
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| image_alt                       = Silver single-level electric passenger train passing through grassand
| caption                         = A South Shore Line train west of [[Michigan City, Indiana]]
| type                            = [[Commuter rail]]
| status                          = <!-- Only use when line is not operating normally -->
| locale                          = [[Chicago]], Illinois to [[South Bend, Indiana|South Bend]], Indiana
| start                           = [[Millennium Station]]
| end                             = [[South Bend Airport (NICTD)|South Bend Airport]]
| stations                        = 19
| routes                          = 1
| daily_ridership                 = {{American transit ridership|IN Chesterton total daily}} ({{American transit ridership|dailydate}}){{American transit ridership|dailycitation}}
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| open                            = 1903
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| operator                        = Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District
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The '''South Shore Line''' {{reporting mark|NICD}} is an [[railway electrification system|electrically powered]] [[commuter rail]] line operated by the '''Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District''' ('''NICTD''') between [[Millennium Station]] in downtown [[Chicago, Illinois]] and the [[South Bend Airport station]] in [[South Bend, Indiana]], United States. The name refers to both the physical line and the service operated over that route. The line was built in 1901–1908 by predecessors of the [[Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad]], which continues to operate [[Freight train|freight service]]. Passenger operation was assumed by the NICTD in 1989, who also purchased the track in 1990. The South Shore Line is one of the last surviving [[interurban]] trains in the United States. In {{American transit ridership|annualdate}}, the system had a ridership of {{American transit ridership|IN Chesterton total annual}}, or about {{American transit ridership|IN Chesterton total daily}} per weekday as of {{American transit ridership|dailydateasof}}.

== Route ==
Departing [[South Bend Airport (NICTD station)|South Bend Airport]], the South Shore Line heads south alongside Bendix Drive, then west along Westmoor Street, before connecting with the tracks that ran to its former terminus. Between that point and [[Hudson Lake, Indiana]], the South Shore Line runs parallel to [[Norfolk Southern Railway|Norfolk Southern]]'s [[Chicago Line (Norfolk Southern)|Chicago Rail Line]], also used by [[Amtrak]]'s ''[[Lake Shore Limited]]'' and ''[[Floridian (train)|Floridian]]'', on the north side of the tracks. Just before Hudson Lake, the line crosses from St. Joseph County into [[LaPorte County, Indiana|LaPorte County]] and enters the Central Time Zone.

From Hudson Lake, the South Shore continues straight west to [[Michigan City, Indiana|Michigan City]]. In Michigan City, the track runs parallel to 11th Street from Michigan Boulevard to Tennessee Street, where it crosses over to Tenth Street. There, the railroad has an at-grade diamond with Amtrak's ''[[Michigan Services]]'', after which it runs until Sheridan Avenue on the west side of Michigan City, Leaving Michigan City, the track travels through [[Indiana Dunes State Park]], crosses over the Chicago Line and runs parallel to it, this time on the south side, past [[Long Lake (Indiana)|Long Lake]]. At [[Gary, Indiana]], the route heads west to service the [[Gary Airport]], at times running parallel to the [[Indiana Toll Road]], as far as [[Hammond, Indiana]]. Just west of Hammond Gateway station, the route crosses into Illinois and Chicago city limits, at which point the track curves northwest, through the [[Hegewisch, Chicago|Hegewisch]] neighborhood and, after crossing the [[Bishop Ford Freeway]] and the [[Calumet River]], converges with the [[Metra Electric District]] south of [[Kensington/115th Street station|Kensington/115th Street]] station. The South Shore Line then runs over the Metra Electric from Kensington/115th Street the rest of the way to [[Millennium Station]].

The line is [[quadruple track]]ed along the section shared with the Metra Electric line from Millennium Station to Kensington/115th Street, double-tracked from Kensington/115th Street to the yard at Michigan City, and single-tracked from there to South Bend Airport.

== Service ==

The most recent service update was on August 20, 2024, when NICTD published an updated schedule incorporating passenger feedback regarding new double-track service.<ref>{{cite web |title=South Shore Line Schedule Revision - Aug. 20, 2024 |url=https://mysouthshoreline.com/south-shore-line-schedule-revision-aug-20-2024/ |publisher=South Shore Line |access-date=September 22, 2024 |date=August 15, 2024}}</ref>

=== Weekday schedule ===

In the westbound direction, 26 trains terminate at Millennium Station. Six of these trips run the whole length of the line from South Bend Airport, while all other trips originate at other stops in Michigan City and Gary (8 trains from [[Carroll Avenue station|Carroll Avenue]], 5 trains from [[11th Street station (Indiana)|11th Street]], and 7 trains from [[Miller station|Miller]]). Some trips are "express" and do not make certain station stops; while mainly concentrated in the morning peak, some trips in the afternoon are also express.

In the eastbound direction, 27 trains originate at Millennium Station. Six trains continue all the way to South Bend Airport, while 6 trains terminate at Miller and the remainder terminate at either Carroll Avenue or 11th Street.

In addition to service at Millennium Station, there are three trains that run only between Carroll Avenue and South Bend Airport, with eastbound service in the early morning and westbound service in the late evening.

=== Weekend and holiday schedule ===

On weekends and holidays, there are nine trains to and from Millennium Station. In the westbound direction, four trains originate at Carroll Avenue while all others originate at South Bend Airport; however, in the eastbound direction, all but three trains terminate at South Bend Airport.

Additionally, three shuttle trains run between Carroll Avenue and South Bend Airport in the westbound direction, but only two trains are scheduled for eastbound service.<ref>{{cite web |title=Schedule |url=https://mysouthshoreline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/SSL_071524_C_AugustTimetableWebSheet-7-1.pdf |publisher=South Shore Line |access-date=September 22, 2024}}</ref> Occasionally, [[McCormick Place station|McCormick Place]] is serviced as a [[Request stop|flag stop]] for special events or conventions at the venue.

== History ==
=== Private operation ===
{{Main|Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad#History}}
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The South Shore Line was constructed between 1901 and 1908 by the [[Chicago and Indiana Air Line Railway]] (reorganized as the [[Chicago, Lake Shore and South Bend Railway]] [CLS&SB] in 1904). Revenue service between [[Michigan City, Indiana|Michigan City]] and [[South Bend, Indiana|South Bend]] began on July 1, 1908.<ref>{{cite news |title=First car runs over new line |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-south-bend-tribune-first-car-runs-ov/157960304/ |access-date=October 27, 2024 |newspaper=The South Bend Tribune |via=Newspapers.com |date=July 1, 1908 |location=South Bend, Indiana |page=8}}</ref> The CLS&SB leased the [[Kensington and Eastern Railroad]] on April 4, 1909, giving it access to Chicago. That year the full line to [[Kensington/115th Street (Metra)|Kensington]] on the Illinois Central was completed, and beginning on June 2, 1912, the electric cars were coupled to IC [[steam locomotive]]s and run to downtown Chicago.<ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite web |url=http://southshore.railfan.net/ss-hist.html |title=Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad (NICTD) |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=southshore.railfan.net }}</ref>

[[File:Chicago,-Lake-Shore-&-South-Bend-limited-train.jpg|thumb|left|A Chicago, Lake Shore & South Bend [[limited-stop|limited]] train near the Indiana Dunes in the 1920s]]
The Chicago, Lake Shore and South Bend entered bankruptcy in 1925 and was bought by [[Samuel Insull]]'s [[Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad]] (CSS&SB).<ref>{{Harvnb|Ogorek|2012|p=9}}</ref> The line continued to handle both freight and passengers. Under Insull, the CSS&SB embarked on a major rehabilitation program. This included new ballast and ties, [[rail weight|{{convert|100|lb|adj=on}} rail]] in place of {{convert|70|lb|adj=on}} rail, brush clearance, and an overhaul of the line's [[Signalling block system|block signals]].<ref>{{Harvnb|Middleton|1998|pp=6–7}}</ref> In 1949, the company acquired three [[Milwaukee Road class EF-4 and EP-4|Little Joe]] electric locomotives for freight service. These locomotives had originally been constructed for the [[Soviet Union]], but changing attitudes due to the [[Cold War]] prevented them from being delivered. Although the exact same type as the Milwaukee Joes, the South Shore bought them before the Milwaukee did. These locomotives continued in freight service on the CSS&SB until 1983. No. 803, is preserved in operating condition at the [[Illinois Railway Museum]].

The power system was changed from 6600 volts [[alternating current|AC]] to 1500 volts [[direct current|DC]] on July 28, 1926, allowing trains to operate directly to the [[Illinois Central Railroad]]'s Randolph Street Terminal (now Millennium Station) without an [[engine change]]. Trains began running to Randolph Street on August 29.<ref>{{Harvnb|Middleton|1998|p=8}}</ref> That same year, the original line between East Chicago and Indiana Harbor was abandoned.<ref name=autogenerated1 />

The Chicago South Shore and South Bend turned a profit during [[World War II]] due to the industrial nature of Northern Indiana. However, highway competition and suburban growth led to ridership declines. By the 1950s all interurban lines were seeing a decline in rail travel as automobile use increased.<ref name="Economic Adjustment Study pg 1">Economic Adjustment Study: Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad Corridor, Final Report; Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission and Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District,; March 1980; pg 1</ref> On September 16, 1956, a [[street running]] section in [[East Chicago, Indiana|East Chicago]] was removed with the building of a new alignment alongside the [[Indiana Toll Road]].<ref name=HamTimes1956>{{cite news |title=S. Shore on New Line |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-s-shore-on-new-line/158239508/ |access-date=November 1, 2024 |newspaper=The Hammond Times |via=Newspapers.com |date=September 16, 1956 |location=Hammond, Indiana |pages=1–[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-32-crossings-eliminated-on-sou/158239667/ 2]}} {{free access}}</ref> A truncation to west of downtown [[South Bend, Indiana|South Bend]] removed street trackage in that city from July 1, 1970.<ref name=autogenerated1 />

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[[File:WB Springville, IN Aug 1980xRP - Flickr - drewj1946.jpg|thumb|right|A Pullman Company electric interurban unit heading west toward Michigan City in 1980.]]
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The [[Chesapeake and Ohio Railway]] acquired the CSS&SB on January 3, 1967 and continued the operation of passenger services.<ref>{{cite news|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|title=South Shore Line Switch Approved|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|date=December 23, 1966|page=2 Section 10}}</ref> The Chicago South Shore and South Bend was one of six railroads with long-distance passenger services to decline joining [[Amtrak]] in 1971 and in 1976, they asked the [[Interstate Commerce Commission]] (ICC) to abandon passenger service. The ICC gave the state of  [[Indiana]] a chance to reply and subsequently, the Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District (NICTD) was formed in 1977 to subsidize service.

=== Public operation ===
[[File:NICTD 109 at 57th Street - Hyde Park Station.jpg|thumb|left|Southbound NICTD South Shore train, led by car No. 109, seen entering the [[57th Street (Metra station)|55th–56th–57th Street]] station in [[Hyde Park (Chicago)]]]]
In the late 1980s, the Chicago South Shore and South Bend went bankrupt and on December 29, 1989, passenger service was assumed by NICTD.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.in.gov/itp/annual_reports/2010/special-districts/porter/PorterCountyNorthernIndianaCommuterTransportationDistrict2010FinalAuditReportLONGFS.pdf |page=15 |publisher=Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District |date=December 31, 2010 |title=Annual Report |access-date=January 31, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170203005812/http://www.in.gov/itp/annual_reports/2010/special-districts/porter/PorterCountyNorthernIndianaCommuterTransportationDistrict2010FinalAuditReportLONGFS.pdf |archive-date=February 3, 2017 |url-status=dead  }}</ref> In December 1990, the track was sold to NICTD and freight service was taken over by the new [[Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad]], a subsidiary of [[short-line railroad|short line]] operator [[Anacostia and Pacific Company|Anacostia & Pacific]]. On November 21, 1992, the line's South Bend terminus moved from the [[South Bend (Amtrak station)|Amtrak station]] to the [[South Bend Airport (NICTD)|airport]].<ref name="nwi19921121">{{cite news | url=http://www.nwitimes.com/uncategorized/new-train-terminal-could-have-folks-heading-east-young/article_81b4de3c-7fff-5b58-b4e5-9bb0eac9ad83.html | title=New train terminal could have folks heading east, young | work=[[The Times of Northwest Indiana]] | date=November 21, 1992 | access-date=February 15, 2015 | author=Wieland, Phil}}</ref> On July 5, 1994, NICTD closed the [[Ambridge (NICTD station)|Ambridge]], [[Kemil Road (NICTD station)|Kemil Road]], [[Willard Avenue (NICTD station)|Willard Avenue]], [[LaLumiere (NICTD station)|LaLumiere]], [[Rolling Prairie (NICTD station)|Rolling Prairie]], and [[New Carlisle (NICTD station)|New Carlisle]] [[Request stop|flag stops]]. A seventh station, [[Dune Acres (NICTD station)|Dune Acres]], closed around the same time once parking was expanded at nearby [[Dune Park (NICTD station)|Dune Park]].<ref>{{cite news | date=June 17, 1994 | author=Dodson, Paul | title=South Shore Railroad Will Close 7 Flagstops | work=[[South Bend Tribune]] | page=B2}}
There was a train station on the Chain Lakes, near Lydick Indiana. The South Shore had discontinued the stop in 1936 and was later destroyed by fire. The station was located near the Chain-O-Lakes Conservation Club. During that time, in the mid-1930s the Northern Indiana Railroad, and the [[New York Central]] made stops in Lydick. The New York Central stopped making stops when it was absorbed into [[Penn Central]] in 1968. The Northern Indiana Railroad, however, abandoned the service in 1934. The entire Northern Indiana Railroad was abandoned in 1940 leaving only the South Shore, the last [[interurban railroad]] in the [[United States]].
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[[File:The dunes beaches by the South Shore Line - DPLA - 748366ce37fbc480a4811a6da1929ad9.jpg|thumb|1925 broadside advertising the South Shore Line railroad between South Bend, Indiana and Chicago, Illinois to highlight attractions on the line, such as the beaches at Dunes State Park.]]
The railroad began a 3-year project in 2009 to replace all [[Overhead lines|catenary]] on its line between [[Michigan City, Indiana|Michigan City]] and [[Gary, Indiana|Gary]], some of which was nearly 90 years old. The project cost $18 million and caused service disruptions on weekends while new wires were strung.<ref>{{cite web|title=NICTD Board Meeting Minutes July 31, 2009|url=http://www.nictd.com/minutes/Jul312009.pdf|publisher=Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District|access-date=September 11, 2010|date=July 31, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714182253/http://www.nictd.com/minutes/Jul312009.pdf|archive-date=July 14, 2011}}</ref>

The [[Chicago Region Environmental and Transportation Efficiency Program]] (CREATE), replaced a bridge on the South Shore Line across 130th Street, Torrence Avenue, and Norfolk Southern tracks in the [[Hegewisch]] neighborhood of Chicago as a part of a four-year project lasting from 2011 to 2015.<ref name=CREATE>{{cite news|url=http://www.progressiverailroading.com/mow/news.asp?id=27724|title=Major grade separation underway in Chicago, Illinois Gov. Quinn says|publisher=Progressive Railroading|date=August 24, 2011|access-date=November 8, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://createprogram.org/factsheets/GS15a.pdf|title=GS15a 130th & Torrence & Norfolk Southern Grade Separation|publisher=CREATE|date=July 2015|access-date=November 5, 2020|archive-date=January 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210118014902/http://www.createprogram.org/factsheets/GS15a.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> The 2,350 ton bridge would be put in place in August 2012.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/illinois/bridge-weighing-2-350-tons-put-in-place-for-south-shore/article_1c497609-920a-53e1-be3e-7d1a9ea0139a.html|title=Bridge weighing 2,350 tons put in place for South Shore |last=Lach|first=Jeanette|newspaper=The Times|date=August 25, 2012|access-date=November 5, 2020}}</ref>

In 2015 NICTD began an express service between South Bend and Chicago. Targeted at business travelers, the train makes just two intermediate stops: Dune Park and East Chicago. The total scheduled travel time is 1 hour 55 minutes, more than thirty minutes faster than existing services.<ref name="sbt20150203">{{cite news | url=http://www.southbendtribune.com/news/local/chicago-express-a-major-step-for-south-shore/article_c61f0a54-ab53-5ff0-a4dc-7acf9afe4db3.html | title=Chicago express a major step for South Shore | work=[[South Bend Tribune]] | date=February 3, 2015 | access-date=February 15, 2015 | author=Allen, Kevin}}</ref>

In July 2020 during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], NICTD implemented "mask optional cars" for riders choosing [[Face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic#Opposition|not to wear masks]], as Indiana did not have a statewide mask mandate.<ref>{{cite web |last=Gordon |first=Aaron |date=November 19, 2020 |title=Commuter Rail's Mask-Optional 'Dumb Ass Car' Emblematic of U.S.'s COVID-19 Response |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/commuter-rails-mask-optional-dumb-ass-car-emblematic-of-uss-covid-19-response/ |access-date=November 25, 2020 |website=Vice.com |language=en}}</ref> This received a controversial reception at the time, as it was alleged at the time to not help slow down the spread of the [[Coronavirus disease 2019|coronavirus disease]], and the "mask optional" car was also the only car with bike racks.<ref>{{cite web |last=Hoyer |first=Sharon |date=October 9, 2020 |title="It's foolish": Experts say South Shore's Mask Optional Car could cause super-spreader event |url=https://chi.streetsblog.org/2020/10/09/its-foolish-experts-say-south-shore-lines-mask-optional-car-normalizes-recklessness/ |website=Streetsblog Chicago}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Greenfield |first=John |date=September 23, 2020 |title=Idiocy or genius? The South Shore Line tries quarantining anti-maskers in a separate car |url=https://chi.streetsblog.org/2020/09/23/idiocy-or-genius-the-south-shore-line-tries-quarantining-anti-maskers-in-a-separate-car/ |website=Streetsblog Chicago}}</ref> On November 14, 2020, the "mask optional cars" were discontinued, requiring all passengers to wear a mask.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Freeland |first=Jenny |date=November 16, 2020 |title=Digest: South Shore ends 'mask optional' cars |url=https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews/news-wire/digest-south-shore-ends-mask-optional-cars/ |access-date=October 23, 2024 |website=Trains}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=July 27, 2020 |title=Mask Announcement Update - 7/27/2020 |url=https://www.mysouthshoreline.com/news/item/299-mask-announcement-update-7-27-2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230416152320/https://www.mysouthshoreline.com/news/item/299-mask-announcement-update-7-27-2020 |archive-date=April 16, 2023 |access-date=October 23, 2024 |website=South Shore Line}}</ref>

==== Michigan City realignment and Double Track project ====
[[File:Southshoremichigancity.jpg|thumb|right|South Shore train at the [[11th Street (NICTD)|11th Street]] stop in [[Michigan City, Indiana]]]]
Since 2005, there has been an ongoing debate pertaining to plans to relocate trackage off the streets of [[Michigan City, Indiana|Michigan City]].<ref name="Michigan City">{{cite news |last=Maddux |first=Stan |date=February 14, 2008 |title=Michigan City weighs South Shore track route |url=http://www.post-trib.com/news/793787%2Ctrackroute.article |access-date=February 18, 2008 |publisher=Post-Tribune}}{{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> In July 2009, NICTD announced its intention to relocate the Michigan City track south of its current location in order to smooth out the curves, cut down the number of grade crossings, increase speed and reduce maintenance costs.<ref>{{Cite web |title=South Shore re-route map |url=http://emichigancity.com/pdf/South-Shore-Reroute-Map.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120219080152/http://emichigancity.com/pdf/South-Shore-Reroute-Map.pdf |archive-date=February 19, 2012 |access-date=October 28, 2009}}</ref> The plan also calls for the replacement of both current stations with a single new station located a block west of the current 11th Street boarding location (between Franklin and Washington streets) with a modern, high-level platform and parking lot. The plan would require a demolition of residential and retail buildings currently located on the south side of 11th Street.<ref>{{cite news |author=Wink |first=Laurie |date=June 9, 2009 |title=More South Shore details released |url=http://thenewsdispatch.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=23822&TM=39824.82 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20090730011637/http://thenewsdispatch.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=23822&TM=39824.82 |archive-date=July 30, 2009 |access-date=August 22, 2009 |newspaper=[[The News-Dispatch]] |location=[[LaPorte County, Indiana]]}}</ref>

The relocation effort faced a setback in March 2010 when NICTD announced that it was short necessary funds to complete the preliminary engineering study. Unless the funding was found, the relocation would have been postponed indefinitely since, without the engineering study, NICTD would not be able to get state and federal funds necessary to complete the relocation.<ref>{{cite news |last=Ebaugh |first=Alicia |date=March 25, 2010 |title=Funding dire for South Shore study |url=http://www.thenewsdispatch.com/articles/2010/03/25/news/local/doc4baae3e7a3833658149498.txt |access-date=March 26, 2010 |newspaper=[[The News-Dispatch]] |location=[[LaPorte County, Indiana]]}}</ref> NICTD and the city continued to work on obtaining the funds needed.<ref>{{cite news |last=Field |first=Matt |date=August 17, 2010 |title=City prepares to study South Shore routes |url=http://thenewsdispatch.com/articles/2010/08/19/news/local/doc4c6a09045adc7426656343.txt |access-date=August 19, 2010 |newspaper=[[The News-Dispatch]] |location=[[LaPorte County, Indiana]]}}</ref> In 2011 NICTD accepted bids for a $1 million study, expected to take 18 months.<ref>{{cite news |last=Field |first=Matt |date=January 28, 2011 |title=Bids sought for NICTD study |url=http://thenewsdispatch.com/articles/2011/01/31/news/local/doc4d4252a6284f7714209838.txt |access-date=February 9, 2011 |newspaper=[[The News-Dispatch]] |location=[[LaPorte County, Indiana]]}}</ref> The study was completed in October 2013. The preferred alternative identified by the study preserved an alignment similar to the current route but relocated the tracks alongside the street. It proposed replacing the two existing stations with a new station near the center of Michigan City.<ref>{{cite web |title=Michigan City/NICTD Rail Realignment Study |url=http://www.nictd.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Michigan-City_NICTD-Rail-Realignment-Study_Final.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160513074505/http://www.nictd.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Michigan-City_NICTD-Rail-Realignment-Study_Final.pdf |archive-date=May 13, 2016 |access-date=May 12, 2016}}</ref>

As part of the Double Track Northwest Indiana project, NICTD added a second track along about {{Convert|26.6|mi}} from Gary to Michigan City during the 2020s.<ref name="Brown s893">{{cite web |last=Brown |first=Alex |date=May 13, 2024 |title='It's surreal': Leaders mark opening of South Shore Double Track |url=https://www.insideindianabusiness.com/articles/its-surreal-leaders-mark-opening-of-south-shore-double-track |access-date=February 6, 2025 |website=Inside INdiana Business}}</ref> Work on the Double Track project commenced in 2021,<ref name="Federighi u371">{{cite web |last=Federighi |first=Ric |date=April 5, 2024 |title=South Shore Line Double Track NWI Project construction update |url=https://wimsradio.com/2024/04/04/south-shore-line-double-track-nwi-project-construction-update-6/ |access-date=February 6, 2025 |website=95.1 FM/AM 1420 WIMS Radio}}</ref> and the Michigan City realignment was completed as part of the project.<ref>{{cite news |last=Steele |first=Andrew |date=February 11, 2020 |title=South Shore's Double Track project advances in federal grant process |url=https://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/south-shore-s-double-track-project-advances-in-federal-grant/article_3aa5493f-f831-5bfd-bcba-ae11e9c691c8.html |access-date=February 16, 2020 |newspaper=The Times of Northwest Indiana}}</ref> Street running ended on February 27, 2022, and buses temporarily replaced trains within this section.<ref>{{cite web |date=February 25, 2022 |title=Double-track construction set to end South Shore street running |url=https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews/news-wire/double-track-construction-sent-to-end-south-shore-street-running/ |website=Trains}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=February 24, 2022 |title=South Shore Street Running Ends This Weekend |url=https://railfan.com/south-shore-street-running-ends-this-weekend/ |website=Railfan & Railroad Magazine}}</ref>  Service between [[Dune Park (NICTD station)|Dune Park]] and [[Carroll Avenue station|Carroll Avenue]] resumed on October 25, 2023.<ref>{{cite web |date=October 13, 2023 |title=South Shore Line Schedule Revision/Service Announcement Oct. 25, 2023 |url=https://mysouthshoreline.com/south-shore-line-schedule-revision-service-announcement-oct-25-2023/ |website=South Shore Line}}</ref> Service on the remaining closed section between Gary and Dune Park restarted on April 9, 2024,<ref>{{cite web |date=April 9, 2024 |title=South Shore Line ends temporary busing on Tuesday |url=https://www.wndu.com/2024/04/09/south-shore-line-ends-temporary-busing-tuesday/ |access-date=February 6, 2025 |website=WNDU}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Gallenberger |first=Michael |date=March 25, 2024 |title=South Shore Line trains to resume running between Gary and Dune Park in April |url=https://www.lakeshorepublicmedia.org/local-news/2024-03-25/south-shore-line-trains-to-resume-running-between-gary-and-dune-park-in-april |access-date=February 6, 2025 |website=Lakeshore Public Media}}</ref> with a new schedule taking advantage of the double track beginning on May 14.<ref name="Brown s893" /><ref>{{cite news |last1=Kate |first1=Annie |date=March 25, 2024 |title=South Shore Line busing to end April 9, double track opens |url=https://www.abc57.com/news/south-shore-line-busing-to-end-april-9-double-track-opens |access-date=April 4, 2024 |work=ABC57}}</ref><ref name="WSBT 2024 f110">{{cite web |date=May 13, 2024 |title=South Shore double track project complete, schedules begin after grand opening |url=https://wsbt.com/news/local/south-shore-double-track-project-complete-schedule-grand-opening-ribbon-cutting-transportation-train-chicago-michigan-city-gary-indiana-illinois |access-date=February 6, 2025 |website=WSBT}}</ref> The Double Track project cost $649 million in total.<ref name="Federighi u371" /><ref name="WSBT 2024 f110" />

==== West Lake Corridor ====
{{Main|West Lake Corridor}}
{{West Lake Corridor|collapse=yes}}
NICTD planned to apply for federal funding for a preliminary engineering study and environmental survey of a Hammond-to-Lowell leg in 2009.  {{As of|2008}}, that leg had a projected price tag of $551 million.<ref>{{cite web |last=Benman |first=Keith |date=December 17, 2008 |title=Study: Valpo-to-Munster SS line would add few riders |url=http://nwitimes.com/news/local/article_334bb5c1-5cd9-5efc-b8af-e145ac985c9a.html |access-date=September 1, 2009 |newspaper=The Times of Northwest Indiana}}</ref>  {{As of|2019}}, the cost has increased to $665 million. NICTD was awarded funding in the spring of 2020 and the line broke ground in October 2020.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Zorn |first1=Tim |date=October 28, 2020 |title=South Shore West Lake expansion project breaks ground; 4-year construction cost estimated at $945M |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/ct-ptb-munster-west-lake-groundbreaking-st-1029-20201028-y4cgpvtb6vasvf6dhjqv3ckk7u-story.html |access-date=November 22, 2020 |publisher=Chicago Tribune}}</ref> The project is estimated to open to revenue service in May 2025.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Carden |first1=Dan |date=October 28, 2020 |title=West Lake commuter rail line construction could begin in October |url=https://www.nwitimes.com/business/transportation/west-lake-commuter-rail-line-construction-could-begin-in-october/article_35648a37-f556-5257-b7c5-3f4cd0cd9e84.html |access-date=September 17, 2024 |work=The Times of Northwest Indiana |agency=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Gallenberger |first=Michael |date=July 24, 2023 |title=Progress continues on Double Track, West Lake Corridor |url=https://www.lakeshorepublicmedia.org/local-news/2023-07-24/progress-continues-on-double-track-west-lake-corridor |access-date=July 13, 2024 |website=Lakeshore Public Media |language=en}}</ref>

The new line will run through Munster to [[Dyer, Indiana|Dyer]], with a possible later extension to [[St. John, Indiana|St. John]], and trains will run as shuttles between Hammond and Dyer during off-peak hours.<ref>{{Cite report |url=http://www.nictdwestlake.com/assets/documents/DEIS_Alternatives.pdf |title=West Lake Corridor Draft Environmental Impact Statement (Chapter 2: Alternatives Considered) |last1=Simón |first1=Marisol R. |last2=Noland |first2=Michael |last3=Federal Transit Administration |author-link3=Federal Transit Administration |last4=USDoT |author-link4=United States Department of Transportation |last5=US Army Corps of Engineers |author-link5=United States Army Corps of Engineers |date=December 2, 2016 |publisher=NICTD |access-date=July 16, 2017}}</ref>  The alignment of the new branch leaves the old [[CSS&SB]] main immediately before the original [[Hammond Gateway station#History|Hammond station]]. Hence, the NICTD built the [[Hammond Gateway station]] to serve both branches,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2017 |title=Frequently Asked Questions |url=http://www.nictdwestlake.com/faqs/ |access-date=July 16, 2017 |website=West Lake Corridor}}</ref> which opened in October 2024.<ref>{{cite web |date=October 18, 2024 |title=South Shore opens new Hammond, Ind., station |url=https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews/news-wire/south-shore-opens-new-hammond-ind-station/ |access-date=February 6, 2025 |website=Trains}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Federighi |first=Ric |date=October 18, 2024 |title=South Shore Line announces new Hammond Gateway Station to open October 18 |url=https://wimsradio.com/2024/10/18/south-shore-line-announces-new-hammond-gateway-station-to-open-october-18/ |access-date=February 6, 2025 |website=95.1 FM/AM 1420 WIMS Radio}}</ref>

== Rolling stock ==
=== Current ===
{{Infobox Train
| background = 
| name = 
| image = South Shore 29 at Classic Michigan City.jpg
| imagesize = 
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| interiorimage = 
| interiorcaption = 
| service = 1982–present
| manufacturer = [[Nippon Sharyo]]
| factory = 
| family = 
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| yearconstruction = 1982–1983, 1992, 2001
| yearservice = 
| refurbishment = 
| yearscrapped = 
| numberconstruction = 
| numberbuilt = 68
| numberservice = 
| numberpreserved = 
| numberscrapped = 
| formation = Married-pair
| fleetnumbers = 1–48, 201–210, 101–110
| capacity = 93<ref name="NS EMU">{{cite web|url=http://www.nipponsharyousa.com/products/pages/zchicago.htm|title=Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) for NICTD|access-date=July 23, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170722125953/http://www.nipponsharyousa.com/products/pages/zchicago.htm|archive-date=July 22, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| operator = [[Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad|CSS&SB]], NICTD
| depots = 
| lines = South Shore Line
| carbody = [[stainless steel]]
| trainlength = 
| carlength = {{Convert|85|ft|m|2|abbr=on}}<ref name="NS EMU" />
| width = {{Convert|10|ft|6|in|m|2|abbr=on}}<ref name="NS EMU" />
| height = {{Convert|15|ft|11|in|m||abbr=on}}<ref name="NS EMU" />
| floorheight = 
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| wheelbase = {{Convert|8|ft|2+1/2|in|m|abbr=on}}<ref name="NS EMU" />
| maxspeed = {{Convert|79|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}<ref name="NS EMU" />
| weight = {{Convert|118000|lbs|kg|abbr=on}}<ref name="NS EMU" /> ([[Tare weight|empty]])
| acceleration = 
| deceleration = 
| traction = [[IGBT]]-[[VVVF]] ([[Toshiba]])<ref name="Toshiba">{{cite web|url=https://www.toshiba.co.jp/infrastructure/en/railway/business/history.htm|title=History {{!}} Railway Systems {{!}} Toshiba Infrastructure Systems & Solutions Corporation {{!}} Transportation System History List|website=[[Toshiba]]|access-date=August 20, 2021}}</ref>
| engine = 
| poweroutput = 
| transmission = 
| aux = 
| hvac = [[Electric heating]], [[Air conditioning]]
| powersupply = 
| electricsystem = {{1,500 V DC|conductor=overhead}}
| collectionmethod = [[Pantograph (transport)|Pantograph]]
| traction motors = 3-phase AC induction motor (Toshiba)<ref name="Toshiba" />
| uicclass = Bo’Bo’+Bo’Bo’
| aarwheels = B-B+B-B
| bogies = ND-312<ref name="NS EMU" />
| brakes = 
| safety = 
| coupling = [[Railway coupling#Tomlinson|Tomlinson]]
| multipleworking = 
| gauge = {{RailGauge|ussg|allk=on}}
}}

[[File:New Cars! (3687989827).jpg|thumb|right|A [[Highliner|bi-level]] unit in service in 2009.]]
[[File:South Shore Line Highliner at Millennium Station 20170811.jpg|thumb|right|A bi-level unit at [[Millennium Station]] in 2017.]]
The South Shore Line operates with a fleet of 82 rail cars built between 1982 and 2009 by [[Nippon Sharyo]]. The fleet consists of 58 single-level self-propelled cars, 10 single-level unpowered trailers, and 14 [[Bilevel rail car|bilevel]] self-propelled cars.<ref name="transit2013">{{cite web | url=http://www.in.gov/indot/files/Transit_2013PublicTransitReport.pdf | title=2013 Indiana Public Transit Annual Report | work=[[Indiana Department of Transportation]] | date=August 2014 | access-date=February 15, 2015 | pages=111}}</ref> The single level fleet's design shares commonalities with [[MARC Train|MARC]]'s locomotive-hauled MARC II fleet, which were also built by Nippon Sharyo.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nipponsharyousa.com/products_history.html|title=Nippon Sharyo USA Product History|access-date=July 22, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170626054605/http://www.nipponsharyousa.com/products_history.html|archive-date=June 26, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><!-- Cars 31-38 are owned by Metra.--> An additional 26 cars are planned to be acquired, replacing those to be transferred to [[West Lake Corridor]] services.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Andrew Steele |first1=Andrew Steele |title=NICTD to begin search for rail car manufacturer |url=https://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/nictd-to-begin-search-for-rail-car-manufacturer/article_ea80d3ea-dd54-5d6e-840e-d9ccef88b337.html |access-date=November 8, 2020 |agency=The Times Of Northwest Indiana |date=December 2, 2018}}</ref> Several Highliner IIs from Metra Electric have already been acquired.<ref>{{Cite tweet |number=1448763099465588738 |user=Metra |title=Metra crews have been working on repainting some of our Highliner cars, referred to as HL1s since they were the first of the Highliners delivered to Metra, for service on the @southshoreline (NICTD). |date=October 14, 2021 |access-date=October 23, 2024}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Numbers
!Model
!Built
!Builder
!notes
|-
|1–48
|Single-level [[electric multiple unit]]
|1982–83, 1992
| rowspan="5" |[[Nippon Sharyo]]
|Engineer cab on both ends 
|-
|201–210
|Trailer
|1992
|
|-
|101–110
|Single-level [[electric multiple unit]]
|2001
|Engineer cab on only one end.
|-
|301–314
|[[Highliner II]]
|2009
|
|-
|1201–1226 
|Highliner II
|2005–2006
|Ex [[Metra Electric District|Metra Electric]]
|}

=== Retired ===
[[File:Chicago, Lake Shore & South Bend 33.jpg|thumb|right|A CLS&SB wood-bodied interurban car at a siding]]
[[File:South Bend CSS Aug 1962 2-27.jpg|thumb|right|CSS&SB no. 102, built by Pullman in 1926, street-running in South Bend in 1962]]
[[File:19681229 04 South Shore Line, Randolph St. (6686992869).jpg|thumb|right|CSS&SB no. 31, built by Standard Steel Car in 1929, at [[Millennium Station|Randolph Street]] in 1968]]

[[Pullman Company|Pullman]] and the [[Standard Steel Car Company]] delivered electric multiple units to  the CSS&SB between 1926 and 1929. Many were lengthened in the 1940s and 1950s.<ref name="rpc">{{cite book | title=Railway Passenger Car Annual, Volume I, 1973–1974 | publisher=RPC Publications | author=Randall, W. David | year=1974 | location=Park Forest, IL | pages=74–75}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Numbers
!Model
!Built
!Builder
!Notes
|-
|1–11
| rowspan="2" |62-seat coach
| rowspan="3" |1908
| rowspan="2" |[[Niles Car and Manufacturing Company|Niles]]
|Two cars scrapped prior to 1923; the remainder scrapped in 1929{{sfn|CERA|1960}}
|-
|12–15
|Built as trailers. Rebuilt in 1915 with motors. Baggage compartments added in 1925. Scrapped in summer of 1929.{{sfn|CERA|1960}}
|-
|60–61
| rowspan="3" |48-seat suburban car
|[[G. C. Kuhlman Car Company|Kuhlman]]
|60 wrecked prior to 1918. 61 scrapped in 1927{{sfn|CERA|1960}}
|-
|62–63
|1903
|[[J. G. Brill Company|Brill]]
|Originally Chicago and Indiana Air Line Railway cars 1 and 2{{sfn|CERA|1960}}
|-
|64
|1918
|[[G. C. Kuhlman Car Company|Kuhlman]]
|Built as a replacement for car 60{{sfn|CERA|1960}}
|-
|70–71
|54-seat coach
| rowspan="4" |1908
| rowspan="3" |[[Niles Car and Manufacturing Company|Niles]]
|71 rebuilt as CSS&SB 401 in 1927. 70 used as a yard office and scrapped in 1935.{{sfn|CERA|1960}}
|-
|72–74
|46-seat [[Combine car|combine]]
|Rebuilt with larger baggage compartments. 73 wrecked in 1909 and rebuilt to work motor 1126 in 1927; undergoing restoration.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mazurek |first1=Marek |title=Train car restoration sheds light on history of South Shore Railroad |url=https://www.southbendtribune.com/story/news/local/2020/01/05/ain-car-restoration-sheds-light-on-history-of-south-shore-railroad/43900691/ |access-date=November 1, 2024 |agency=South Bend Tribune |date=January 5, 2020}}</ref> 72 rebuilt to line car 1101 in 1927. 74 used as trainmen's room at South Bend and scrapped in 1941.{{sfn|CERA|1960}}
|-
|75–77
|54-seat coach
|Scrapped in summer of 1929{{sfn|CERA|1960}}
|-
|101–110
|52-seat coach
|[[G. C. Kuhlman Car Company|Kuhlman]]
|Two cars rebuilt into CSS&SB 222 and 224 in 1927. The remainder were scrapped in 1929.{{sfn|CERA|1960}}
|-
|111–112
|60-seat open vestibule car
|{{data missing|date=November 2024}}
|{{data missing|date=November 2024}}
| rowspan="2" |Purchased in 1917. Formerly [[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway|AT&SF]] cars.{{sfn|CERA|1960}}
|-
|113–114
|56-seat open vestibule car
|{{data missing|date=November 2024}}
|{{data missing|date=November 2024}}
|-
|1–10
|56-seat coach smoker
| rowspan="2" |1926
| rowspan="3" |[[Pullman Company|Pullman]]
|
|-
|11–15
| rowspan="3" |80-seat coach
|Lengthened in 1942–46
|-
|16–25
|1927
|Lengthened in 1945–47
|-
|26–29
| rowspan="3" |1929
| rowspan="4" |[[Standard Steel Car Company|Standard Steel]]
|Lengthened in 1948
|-
|30–37; 39
|48-seat coach smoker
|
|-
|38
|56-seat coach
|
|-
|40
|48-seat coach smoker
|1938
|Rebuilt from trailer no. 213
|-
|100–109
|64–68 seat coach–baggage
|1926
|[[Pullman Company|Pullman]]
|Lengthened in 1943–44 and modernized in 1949–50
|-
|110–111
|64-seat coach–baggage
|1951
|[[Standard Steel Car Company|Standard Steel]]
|Rebuilt from coaches nos. 10 and 29
|-
|201–206
|80-seat coach trailer
| rowspan="2" |1927
| rowspan="3" |[[Pullman Company|Pullman]]
|Lengthened in 1946–48
|-
|207–210
| rowspan="2" |50-seat coach smoker trailer
|
|-
|211–212
|1929
|
|-
|351–352
|16-seat parlor–observation–buffet trailer
|1927
|
|Originally 20 fixed chairs; rebuilt with 16 rotating chairs in 1929; rebuilt as coaches in 1942
|-
|353–354
|56-seat coach trailer
|1938–39
|[[Standard Steel Car Company|Standard Steel]]
|Rebuilt from parlors built in 1929
|}

== Fare policies ==
The South Shore Line uses a zone-based fare system, with prices based on the distance traveled and stations' proximity to [[Millennium Station]]. There are a total of eleven zones (1–11). Tickets may be purchased at stations, online, and through the South Shore mobile app. Ticket options include one-way, 10-ride, 25-ride, and monthly passes. One-way tickets may also be purchased on trains, but will incur a $1.00 penalty fee if a ticket agent was present at the departure station. Children aged 13 years and under, seniors aged 65 and over, passengers with disabilities, students, active-duty military personnel, and those holding [[Regional Transportation Authority (Illinois)|RTA]] Reduced Fare Permits are eligible for reduced fares. NICTD accepts cash aboard trains, cash and checks at ticket offices, and credit cards online and at Millennium Station's ticket office. Most stations have [[ticket machine]]s which only accept credit cards.<ref>{{cite web |title=Purchase Tickets |url=https://mysouthshoreline.com/plan-your-trip/purchase-tickets |website=South Shore Line |access-date=August 10, 2020}}</ref> For travel to Hegewisch station (zone 3), fares are set by [[Metra]].<ref>{{cite web |date=May 18, 2018 |title=SSL Board Approves Fare Increase Effective July 1, 2018 |url=https://mysouthshoreline.com/news/item/171-ssl-board-approves-fare-increase-effective-july-1-2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180521113510/https://mysouthshoreline.com/news/item/171-ssl-board-approves-fare-increase-effective-july-1-2018 |archive-date=May 21, 2018 |access-date= |website=South Shore Line}}</ref>

== Proposed expansions and realignments ==
===South Shore Line Airport Realignment===
{{See main|South Shore Line Airport Realignment}}

There are proposals to replace the South Bend terminus with a new station. Since 2006,<ref name="nextstop">{{cite web |last1=Parrott |first1=Jeff |title=Next stop downtown? Buttigieg wants South Shore to run into the heart of South Bend |url=https://www.southbendtribune.com/news/local/next-stop-downtown-buttigieg-wants-south-shore-to-run-into/article_c56e5214-9907-5273-a286-7306e2b6ce0e.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201224060604/https://www.southbendtribune.com/news/local/next-stop-downtown-buttigieg-wants-south-shore-to-run-into/article_c56e5214-9907-5273-a286-7306e2b6ce0e.html |archive-date=December 24, 2020 |access-date=15 November 2019 |publisher=South Bend Tribune}}</ref> plans had been made to explore relocating the station to the west end of the [[South Bend International Airport]].<ref name="sbtapril10">{{cite web |last1=Booker |first1=Ted |date=January 3, 2019 |title=St. Joseph County plans to study options for South Shore rail line to west side of airport |url=https://www.southbendtribune.com/news/local/st-joseph-county-plans-to-study-options-for-south-shore/article_ab1d2b5e-dd51-5db5-abe8-2d6c301a2484.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190410064719/https://www.southbendtribune.com/news/local/st-joseph-county-plans-to-study-options-for-south-shore/article_ab1d2b5e-dd51-5db5-abe8-2d6c301a2484.html |archive-date=April 10, 2019 |access-date=April 10, 2019 |website=South Bend Tribune}}</ref><ref name="fiveoptions1">{{cite web |last1=Steele |first1=Andrew |date=April 21, 2019 |title=Five options for new South Shore station in South Bend |url=https://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/five-options-for-new-south-shore-station-in-south-bend/article_c53d215b-5cc1-57e1-a9cc-9a2cc8e84224.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190410070122/https://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/five-options-for-new-south-shore-station-in-south-bend/article_c53d215b-5cc1-57e1-a9cc-9a2cc8e84224.html |archive-date=April 10, 2019 |access-date=April 10, 2019 |website=Northwest Indiana Times}}</ref> Locally preferred alternatives were presented to the original proposal to relocate the station.<ref name="fiveoptions1" /><ref name="sbtjan3">{{cite web |last1=Booker |first1=Ted |date=January 3, 2019 |title=St. Joseph County plans to study options for South Shore rail line to west side of airport |url=https://www.southbendtribune.com/news/opinion/our_opinion/editorial-confused-about-the-south-shore-plan-in-south-bend/article_f4986d55-822b-5a00-9dbe-4c33a6b27429.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190410064733/https://www.southbendtribune.com/news/opinion/our_opinion/editorial-confused-about-the-south-shore-plan-in-south-bend/article_f4986d55-822b-5a00-9dbe-4c33a6b27429.html |archive-date=April 10, 2019 |access-date=April 10, 2019 |website=South Bend Tribune}}</ref> In 2018, South Bend's mayor [[Pete Buttigieg]] ordered a study of five possible locations for a new station serving South Bend.<ref name="sbtjan3" /> The South Bend Redevelopment Commission commissioned a study that December to further examine the cost of a station in downtown South Bend.<ref name="engineeringstudy">{{cite web |date=17 December 2018 |title=Engineering study approved for proposed South Shore Line station in downtown South Bend |url=https://www.southbendtribune.com/news/local/engineering-study-approved-for-proposed-south-shore-line-station-in/article_e0936478-c4ce-58ca-bc83-0e3a7bee6aa0.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191026154833/https://www.southbendtribune.com/news/local/engineering-study-approved-for-proposed-south-shore-line-station-in/article_e0936478-c4ce-58ca-bc83-0e3a7bee6aa0.html |archive-date=October 26, 2019 |access-date=26 October 2019 |publisher=South Bend Tribune}}</ref><ref name="Booker2019a">{{cite web |last1=Booker |first1=Ted |date=January 2, 2019 |title=St. Joseph County plans to study options for South Shore rail line to west side of airport |url=https://www.southbendtribune.com/story/news/local/2019/01/02/st-joseph-county-plans-to-study-options-for-south-shore-rail-line-to-west-side-of-airpor/117179900/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220520021616/https://www.southbendtribune.com/story/news/local/2019/01/02/st-joseph-county-plans-to-study-options-for-south-shore-rail-line-to-west-side-of-airpor/117179900/ |archive-date=May 20, 2022 |access-date=25 May 2022 |website=South Bend Tribune}}</ref> In 2022, NICTD's board of trustees voted to issue a [[request for proposal]]s to move the station to the west side of the airport.<ref name="SteeleAugust2022">{{cite web |last1=Steele |first1=Andrew |date=August 2, 2022 |title=South Shore Line takes step toward moving South Bend station |url=https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/south-shore-line-takes-step-toward-moving-south-bend-station/article_ab52659d-d70a-555b-9913-ddc0528355e2.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221110125330/https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/south-shore-line-takes-step-toward-moving-south-bend-station/article_ab52659d-d70a-555b-9913-ddc0528355e2.html |archive-date=November 10, 2022 |access-date=17 August 2022 |website=nwitimes.com |publisher=The Times (Munster, Indiana) |language=en}}</ref> {{As of|2025}}, NICTD have moved forward with its plans to build a new station on the airport's west side, dubbing the project the "South Shore Line Airport Realignment".

=== Valparaiso branch ===
At a legislative hearing in October 2008, NICTD officials said they would drop further study of a [[Munster, Indiana|Munster]]-to-[[Valparaiso, Indiana|Valparaiso]] route, and begin study of a Gary–Valparaiso route. At the hearing, NICTD officials said the projected cost of $673 million for the Munster-to-Valparaiso route as well as low projected ridership would have made it ineligible for federal funding and opted to study the Gary-to-Valparaiso route instead.<ref>{{cite news |last=Benman |first=Keith |date=December 17, 2008 |title=Study: Valpo route no good |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-study-valpo-route-no-good/157664988/ |access-date=October 23, 2024 |newspaper=The Times of Northwest Indiana |page=A1 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> The Gary-to-Valparaiso route would utilize the partially abandoned former [[Pennsylvania Railroad]] line. NICTD officials contend the shorter length of a Gary-to-Valparaiso run and the chance to use existing tracks there may make it a lower-cost alternative to the Munster-to-Valparaiso route.

=== Other proposed projects ===
In the 1980s and 1990s, there was some discussion about the possibility of extending the line from South Bend east to [[Elkhart County, Indiana]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=July 5, 1992 |title=Tie that binds |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-south-bend-tribune-tie-that-binds/157665016/ |access-date=October 23, 2024 |work=The South Bend Tribune |page=16 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=January 26, 1997 |title=Editorial positions set agenda for 1997 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-south-bend-tribune-editorial-positio/157665027/ |access-date=October 23, 2024 |work=The South Bend Tribune |page=15 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> In 1988, [[Elkhart, Indiana]] Mayor James Perron pushed for the government to look into making long-term plans for an extension into his city.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kurowski |first=Jeff |date=December 12, 1988 |title=Perron pushes for extension of South Shore |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-south-bend-tribune-perron-pushes-for/129336996/ |access-date=October 23, 2024 |work=The South Bend Tribune |page=10 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>

There is also a proposal to possibly reestablish a station in New Carlisle.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Spalding |first1=Mary Beth |title=Options open for New Carlisle site as county clears old trailers |url=https://www.southbendtribune.com/news/business/options-open-for-new-carlisle-site-as-county-clears-old-trailers/article_d719e4a6-cc43-11ea-afe5-9b2720dda655.html |website=South Bend Tribune |accessdate=November 12, 2020 |language=en |date=July 24, 2020}}</ref>

== Station listing ==
[[File:Metra-System.png|thumb|right|The South Shore Line and the Metra system]]
The line operates over the tracks of the [[Metra Electric Line]] from Millennium Station to Kensington-115th Street. Metra owns the track in this territory. Per a long-standing [[non-compete clause]] with Metra, outbound South Shore Line trains to Indiana only stop at Metra Electric stations to receive passengers; inbound trains to Millennium Station only stop at Metra Electric stations to discharge passengers.

South Shore Line trains make the following station stops:<ref>Economic Adjustment Study: Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad Corridor, Final Report; Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission and Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District; March 1980; Appendix A</ref>

[[File:South Shore Train frontend.JPG|thumb|right|Tail end of a South Shore train]]
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+
!scope="col"|State
! scope="col" |Fare<br />zone
! scope="col" |Location
!scope="col"|Station
!scope="col"|[[Railway milepost|Mile (km)]]<ref name="metra-state-2020">{{cite web|url=https://metra.com/sites/default/files/2021-02/2020_State_of_the_System_Report.pdf|page=SSL-4|title=2020 State of the System|date=November 2020|publisher=Metra}}</ref>
!scope="col"|Avg. weekday<br />ridership (2019)<ref name="metra-state-2020" />
!scope="col"|Connections and notes
|-
| rowspan="16" |[[Illinois|IL]]
| rowspan="4" |1
| rowspan="15" |[[Chicago]]
|{{stl|NICTD|Millennium Station}}
|{{convert|0.0|mi|km|abbr=values}}
| 4,227
|{{rint|chicago|metra}} [[Metra]]: {{rcb|Metra|me|inline=square}}<br />{{rint|bus|1}} [[List of Chicago Transit Authority bus routes|CTA Bus]]: 4, X4, 6, 19, 20, 26, 60, N66, 124, 143, 147, 148, 151, 157<br />{{rint|chicago|l}} [[Chicago "L"]]: {{rcb|CTA|Red|inline=route}} <small>(at {{cta|Lake|Red}})</small>, {{rcb|CTA|Green|inline=route}} {{rcb|CTA|Brown|inline=route}} {{rcb|CTA|Orange|inline=route}} {{rcb|CTA|Pink|inline=route}} {{rcb|CTA|Purple|inline=route}} <small>(at {{cta|Washington/Wabash}})</small><br />{{rint|bus|1}} [[Pace (transit)|Pace Bus]]: 855 Plainfield–East Loop Express<br />{{rint|bus}} [[Valparaiso, Indiana|VALPOtransit]]: [[ChicaGo Dash]]
|-
|{{stl|NICTD|Van Buren Street}}
|{{convert|0.8|mi|km|abbr=values}}
| 977
|{{rint|chicago|metra}} Metra: {{rcb|Metra|me|inline=square}}<br />{{rint|bus|1}} CTA Bus: 1, 3, 4, X4, 6, 7, J14, 26, 28, 126, 130, 147, 148, 151
|-
|{{stl|NICTD|Museum Campus/11th Street}}
|{{convert|1.4|mi|km|abbr=values}}
| 166
|{{rint|chicago|metra}} Metra: {{rcb|Metra|me|inline=square}}<br />{{rint|bus|1}} CTA Bus: 1, 3, 4, X4, 12, 130, 146
|-
|{{stl|NICTD|McCormick Place}}<br/><small>(special events only)</small>
|{{convert|2.7|mi|km|abbr=values}}
| 0
|{{rint|chicago|metra}} Metra: {{rcb|Metra|me|inline=square}}<br />{{rint|bus|1}} CTA Bus: 3 King Drive, 21 Cermak
|-bgcolor=dfdfdf
|
|[[51st–53rd Street (Hyde Park) station|53rd Street]]
|{{convert|6.5|mi|km|abbr=values}}
|
|South Shore service withdrawn October 16, 1966, replaced by 57th Street
|-
| rowspan="4" |2
|{{stl|NICTD|57th Street}}
|{{convert|7.0|mi|km|abbr=values}}
| 271
|{{rint|chicago|metra}} Metra: {{rcb|Metra|me|inline=square}}<br />{{rint|bus|1}} CTA Bus: 15 Jeffery Local, 28 Stony Island, 55 Garfield, 171 U of Chicago/Hyde Park
|-bgcolor=dfdfdf
|59th Street
|
|
|South Shore service began after 1967, replacing 57th Street.<br/>South Shore service withdrawn by 2013.
|-
|{{stl|NICTD|63rd Street}} {{BSflag}}
|{{convert|7.9|mi|km|abbr=values}}
| 3
|{{rint|chicago|metra}} Metra: {{rcb|Metra|me|inline=square}}<br />{{rint|bus|1}} CTA Bus: 63 63rd
|-bgcolor=dfdfdf
|{{stl|NICTD|Kensington/115th Street}}
|{{convert|14.5|mi|km|abbr=values}}
|
|South Shore service withdrawn February 15, 2012
|-bgcolor=dfdfdf
|
|124th Street
|{{convert|16|mi|km|abbr=values}}
|
|Closed by 1965.
|-bgcolor=dfdfdf
|
|Parsons
|{{convert|16|mi|km|abbr=values}}
|
|Closed by 1943. 
|-bgcolor=dfdfdf
|
|Altgeld
|{{convert|16|mi|km|abbr=values}}
|
|Opened after 1943, closed by 1964. 
|-bgcolor=dfdfdf
|
|Calumet Harbor
|{{convert|17|mi|km|abbr=values}}
|
|Named Bridge prior to 1943. <br/>Closed by 1985.
|-bgcolor=dfdfdf
|
|Ford City
|{{convert|17|mi|km|abbr=values}}
|
|Closed by 1959.
|-
|3
|{{stl|NICTD|Hegewisch}}
|{{convert|19.0|mi|km|abbr=values}}
| 862
|{{rint|bus|1}} CTA Bus: 30 South Chicago<br />{{rint|bus|1}} Pace: 358 Torrence, 364 159th Street
|-bgcolor=dfdfdf
|
|Burnham
|Burnham
|{{convert|19|mi|km|abbr=values}}
|
|Closed by 1959.
|-
| rowspan="43" |[[Indiana|IN]]
| rowspan="3" |4
|[[Hammond, Indiana|Hammond]]
|{{stl|NICTD|Hammond Gateway}}
|{{convert|20.8|mi|km|abbr=values}}
| 1,345
|
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[East Chicago, Indiana|East Chicago]]
|bgcolor=dfdfdf| White Oak Ave
|bgcolor=dfdfdf| {{convert|22|mi|km|abbr=values}}
|bgcolor=dfdfdf|
|bgcolor=dfdfdf| Opened after 1937, closed by 1959.
|-
|{{stl|NICTD|East Chicago}}
|{{convert|23.4|mi|km|abbr=values}}
| 1,493
|{{rint|bus|1}} [[East Chicago Transit]]: E1 Griffith Plaza, E2 Crosstown, E3 West Calumet<br />{{rint|bus|1}} [[Gary Public Transportation Corporation|GPTC]]: R1 Lakeshore Connection
|-bgcolor=dfdfdf
|
|Calumet
|{{convert|24|mi|km|abbr=values}}
|
| rowspan="2" |Closed by 1959.
|-bgcolor=dfdfdf
|
|Hammond
|Cudahy
|{{convert|25|mi|km|abbr=values}}
|
|-
| rowspan="5" |5
| rowspan="5" |[[Gary, Indiana|Gary]]
|{{stl|NICTD|Gary/Chicago Airport}} {{BSflag}}
|{{convert|28.0|mi|km|abbr=values}}
| 80
|{{rint|bus|1}} GPTC: R1 Lakeshore Connection
|-bgcolor=dfdfdf
|[[Ambridge (NICTD station)|Ambridge]]
|{{convert|29.2|mi|km|abbr=values}}
|
|Closed July 5, 1994
|-bgcolor=dfdfdf
|Buchanan Street{{sfn|Ogorek|2012|p=54}}
| {{convert|30|mi|km|abbr=values}}
| 
| Closed by 1985.
|-
|{{stl|NICTD|Gary Metro Center}}
|{{convert|30.9|mi|km|abbr=values}}
| 426
|{{rint|bus|1}} GPTC: R1, R3, BMX, L1, L2, L3, L5
|-
|{{stl|NICTD|Miller}}
|{{convert|34.7|mi|km|abbr=values}}
| 339
|{{rint|bus|1}} GPTC: L2 Oak/County Line Rd
|-
| rowspan="6" |6
|[[Ogden Dunes, Indiana|Ogden Dunes]]
|{{stl|NICTD|Portage/Ogden Dunes}}
|{{convert|38.9|mi|km|abbr=values}}
| 237
|
|-bgcolor=dfdfdf
|Portage
|Midwest (Wilson)
|{{convert|40|mi|km|abbr=values}}
|
|Named Wilson prior to 1964. <br/>Closed by 1985.
|-bgcolor=dfdfdf
|Burns Harbor
|Bailly
|{{convert|43|mi|km|abbr=values}}
|
|Named Baileytown prior to 1965.<br/>Closed by 1985.
|-bgcolor=dfdfdf
|[[Dune Acres, Indiana|Dune Acres]]
|{{stl|NICTD|Dune Acres}}
|{{convert|44.7|mi|km|abbr=values}}
|
|Closed 1994.
|-
| rowspan="2"|[[Porter, Indiana|Porter]]
|bgcolor=dfdfdf| Port Chester
|bgcolor=dfdfdf| {{convert|46|mi|km|abbr=values}}
|bgcolor=dfdfdf|
|bgcolor=dfdfdf| Closed by 1985.
|-
|{{stl|NICTD|Dune Park}}
|{{convert|46.0|mi|km|abbr=values}}
| 474
|{{rint|bus|1}} [[V-Line]]: Orange Line
|- bgcolor=dfdfdf
|
| rowspan="3" |[[Porter County, Indiana|Porter County]]
|bgcolor=dfdfdf|{{Stl|NICTD|Tremont}}
|bgcolor=dfdfdf|{{convert|47.0|mi|km|abbr=values}}
|bgcolor=dfdfdf|
|bgcolor=dfdfdf|Closed June 2, 1986, replaced with Dune Park
|-bgcolor=dfdfdf
|
|Mt. Vernon
|{{convert|50|mi|km|abbr=values}}
|
|Closed by 1959.
|-
| rowspan="2" |7
|bgcolor=dfdfdf|{{stl|NICTD|Kemil Road}}
|bgcolor=dfdfdf|
|bgcolor=dfdfdf|
|bgcolor=dfdfdf|Opened after 1967.<br/>Closed July 5, 1994.
|-
|[[Beverly Shores, Indiana|Beverly Shores]]
|{{stl|NICTD|Beverly Shores}} {{BSflag}}
|{{convert|50.4|mi|km|abbr=values}}
| 47
|
|-bgcolor=dfdfdf
|
|Town of Pines
|Pines (Tamarack)
|{{convert|52|mi|km|abbr=values}}
|
|Named Tamarack prior to 1964.<br/>Closed by 1985.
|-
|
| rowspan="4" |[[Michigan City, Indiana|Michigan City]]
|bgcolor=dfdfdf| Lake Shore
|bgcolor=dfdfdf| {{convert|54|mi|km|abbr=values}}
|bgcolor=dfdfdf|
|bgcolor=dfdfdf| Closed by 1964.
|-
| rowspan="3" |8
|bgcolor=dfdfdf|{{stl|NICTD|Willard Avenue}}
|bgcolor=dfdfdf|
|bgcolor=dfdfdf|
|bgcolor=dfdfdf|Opened after 1967.<br/>Closed July 5, 1994.
|-
|{{stl|NICTD|11th Street}}
|{{convert|55.8|mi|km|abbr=values}}
| 102
|
|-
|{{stl|NICTD|Carroll Avenue}}
|{{convert|57.5|mi|km|abbr=values}}
|172
|{{rint|bus|1}} Michigan City Transit: 3
|-bgcolor=dfdfdf
|
|Springfield
|Springville
|{{convert|62|mi|km|abbr=values}}
|
|Closed by 1985.
|-bgcolor=dfdfdf
|9
| rowspan="3" |[[Smith, Indiana|Smith]]
|{{stl|NICTD|LaLumiere}}
|{{convert|65|mi|km|abbr=values}}
|
| Closed July 5, 1994
|-bgcolor=dfdfdf
|
|Tee Lake
|{{convert|67|mi|km|abbr=values}}
|
|rowspan="2" |Closed by 1985.
|-bgcolor=dfdfdf
|
|Smith
|{{convert|68|mi|km|abbr=values}}
|
|-bgcolor=dfdfdf
|
|Birchim
|Hillside
|{{convert|70|mi|km|abbr=values}}
|
|Closed by 1942.
|-
| rowspan="6" |10
| rowspan="4" |[[Rolling Prairie, Indiana|Rolling Prairie]]
| bgcolor="dfdfdf" |{{stl|NICTD|Rolling Prairie}}
| bgcolor="dfdfdf" |71 (114.2)
| bgcolor="dfdfdf" |
| bgcolor="dfdfdf" | Closed July 5, 1994
|-bgcolor=dfdfdf
|Liberty Bell
|{{convert|72|mi|km|abbr=values}}
|
|Closed by 1942.
|-bgcolor=dfdfdf
|Sagunay
|{{convert|73|mi|km|abbr=values}}
|
|Closed by 1959.
|-bgcolor=dfdfdf
|Lake Park
|{{convert|74|mi|km|abbr=values}}
|
|Closed by 1985.
|-
|[[Hudson Lake, Indiana|Hudson Lake]]
|{{stl|NICTD|Hudson Lake}} {{BSflag}}
|{{convert|74.6|mi|km|abbr=values}}
|1
|
|-bgcolor=dfdfdf
|[[New Carlisle, Indiana|New Carlisle]]
|{{stl|NICTD|New Carlisle}}
|{{convert|76.3|mi|km|abbr=values}}
|
|Closed July 5, 1994
|-bgcolor=dfdfdf
|
|Olive
|Olive
|{{convert|79|mi|km|abbr=values}}
|
|Closed by 1959.
|-bgcolor=dfdfdf
|
| rowspan="2" |Lydick
|Lydick
|{{convert|83|mi|km|abbr=values}}
|
|Closed by 1985.
|-bgcolor=dfdfdf
|
|Chain O'Lakes
|{{convert|84|mi|km|abbr=values}}
|
|Closed by 1985.
|-bgcolor=dfdfdf
|
|Ardmore
|Fisher
|{{convert|85|mi|km|abbr=values}}
|
|Closed by 1942.
|-
| rowspan="2" |11
| rowspan="3" |[[South Bend, Indiana|South Bend]]
|{{stl|NICTD|South Bend Airport}} {{Rint|air|link=South_Bend_International_Airport}}
|{{convert|90.1|mi|km|abbr=values}}
|227
|{{rint|bus|1}} [[South Bend Transpo|Transpo]]: 4 Lincolnway/Airport<br />{{rint|us|greyhound}} [[Greyhound Lines]]<br />{{rint|bus}} [[Coach USA]]
|-bgcolor=dfdfdf
|[[South Bend (Amtrak station)|South Bend]]
|
|
|Current [[Amtrak]] station, South Shore service withdrawn November 21, 1992
|-bgcolor=dfdfdf
|
|[[South Bend (CSS&SB station)|South Bend]]
|
|
|Closed 1970, located in downtown South Bend
|}

== Accidents and incidents ==
Several passengers have died in collisions on the South Shore Line over the years. On June 19, 1909, twelve people died when two trains collided head-on; one of the carriages involved in the incident was later preserved.<ref>{{cite web |last=Mazurek |first=Marek |date=January 5, 2020 |title=Train car restoration sheds light on history of South Shore Railroad |url=https://www.southbendtribune.com/story/news/local/2020/01/05/ain-car-restoration-sheds-light-on-history-of-south-shore-railroad/43900691/ |access-date=February 6, 2025 |website=South Bend Tribune}}</ref> Another collision near Gary in April 1926 caused the death of one passenger.<ref>{{Cite news |date=April 18, 1926 |title=Failure of Signal Cause of Wreck, Coroner Says |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-huntington-press-failure-of-signal-c/164791687/ |access-date=February 6, 2025 |work=The Huntington Press |pages=1 |agency=Associated Press}}</ref> On January 18, 1993, a westbound train and an eastbound train collided on a [[gauntlet track]] near Gary, killing seven people;<ref>{{cite web |last=Tribune |first=Chicago |date=January 18, 1993 |title=7 Killed, 40 Injured in Gary Rail Crash |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1993/01/18/7-killed-40-injured-in-gary-rail-crash/ |access-date=February 6, 2025 |website=Chicago Tribune}}</ref> the [[National Transportation Safety Board]] determined that one train's engineer passed a red light, while the engineer of the other train had failed to stop in time.<ref>{{cite web |last=Bureau |first=Times Washington |date=February 5, 2025 |title=Crash on the South Shore. Final report confirms crash was |url=https://www.nwitimes.com/uncategorized/crash-on-the-south-shore-final-report-confirms-crash-was/article_f9a61443-f2dd-5dbb-9d18-bf45edc10102.html |access-date=February 6, 2025 |website=nwitimes.com}}</ref> Three passengers died on June 18, 1998, when a train ran into a truck that was trapped on the tracks near a [[Midwest Steel & Iron Works|Midwest Steel]] factory.<ref>{{Cite news |date=June 19, 1998 |title=Train Slams Into Truck in Indiana, Killing 3 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/06/19/us/train-slams-into-truck-in-indiana-killing-3.html |access-date=February 6, 2025 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Rubin |first=Bonnie Miller |date=June 18, 1998 |title=3 Die as South Shore Slams Into Trailer Rig |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1998/06/18/3-die-as-south-shore-slams-into-trailer-rig/ |access-date=February 6, 2025 |website=Chicago Tribune}}</ref>

== See also ==
*[[Proposed new South Shore Line station in South Bend]]

== Notes ==
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== References ==
* {{cite book |last=CERA |title=Electric Railways of Indiana |date=1960 |publisher=Central Electric Railfans' Association |location=Chicago, IL |page=I-20 }}
* {{cite book |last=Middleton |first=William D. |author-link=William D. Middleton |title=South Shore: The Last Interurban |year=1970 |publisher=Golden West Books |location=San Marino, CA |oclc=104029 |isbn=978-0-87095-003-2 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RA87AAAAMAAJ}}
* {{cite book |last=Middleton |first=William D. |author-link=William D. Middleton |title=South Shore: The Last Interurban : Revised Second Edition (Railroads Past and Present) |year=1999 |edition=2nd |publisher=Indiana University Press |isbn=978-0-253-33533-3 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yohiQgAACAAJ}}
* {{cite book |last=Middleton |first=William D. |editor1-last=Cohen |editor1-first=Ronald D. |editor2-last=McShane |editor2-first=Stephen G. |title=Moonlight in Duneland: The Illustrated Story of the Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad |publisher=[[Indiana University Press]] |date=1998 |chapter=Insull's Super-Interurban |isbn=0-253-33418-7 |oclc=38862554 }}
* {{Ogorek-South Shore}}
* {{cite web |last=SouthShore.Railfan.net |title=Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad (NICTD) |url=http://southshore.railfan.net/ss-hist.html |website=southshore.railfan.net }}
* {{cite journal |first=Matt |last=Van Hattem |title=South Shore Line – The commuter railroad linking Chicago and South Bend, Ind. |url=http://trn.trains.com/railroads/2006/07/south-shore-line |journal=[[Trains (magazine)|Trains]] |date=July 5, 2006}}
* {{citebook |last=Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad |title=Time Tables |date=September 26, 1937 |publisher=Poole Bros. Inc. }}
* {{citebook |last=Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad |title=Time Tables |date=October 15, 1942 |publisher=Poole Bros. Inc. }} 
* {{citebook |last=Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad |title=Time Tables |date=September 7, 1943 |publisher=Poole Bros. Inc. }}
* {{citebook |last=Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad |title=Time Tables |date=April 26, 1959 |publisher=Poole Bros. Inc. }}
* {{citebook |last=Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad |title=Time Tables |date=February 2, 1964 |publisher=Poole Bros. Inc. }}
* {{citebook |last=Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad |title=Time Tables |date=April 25, 1965 |publisher=Poole Bros. Inc. }}
* {{citebook |last=Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad |title=Time Tables |date=October 30, 1966 |publisher=Poole Printing Co. }}
* {{citebook |last=Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad |title=Time Table |date=December 1, 1985 }}
* {{citebook |last=Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District |title=Timetable |date=February 1, 2013 }}

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*[http://www.jtbell.net/transit/Chicago/SouthShore/ Chicago, Illinois / South Bend, Indiana: The South Shore Line]
* [http://www.hammondindiana.com/November2003news.pdf Hammond, Indiana News Briefs] November 2003
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080323102020/http://www.nictd.com/links/ourhistory.htm Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District – Our History]

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