Railfanning Hammond, Indiana: South Shore Line & State Line Crossing, 06.10.13

[@hungryforfun3565]

My dad was an engineer for the south shore for about 30 plus years he would get on Michigan city stop and ride all day back and forth from south bend to Chicago and take us with sometimes and let us honk the horn such good memories

[@paulsmith5398]

Very early 1980s, my late wife & i went to Chicago for a weekend, one of the trains we rode on was the old orange CSS&SB cars. This was just as they were retiring them for the newer ones, and i managed to get some super 8 film of them at trackside and on that ride. We also took the IC electric, and the "EL".

[@andreconerly640]

What happened to the old railroad lines at Glen Park and other parts of Gary, Indiana 1970s, I enjoyed watching 👀 trains 🚆 back then 😀 😉 👍.

[@theodoretaylor5228]

this video is so awesome wow. Great catches.

[@ellisjackson3355]

The bells on those single level South shore trains always sounded kinda busted to me lol "tink tink tink tink"

[@BruceBoschek]

Wow! Thanks for the memories. I used to take the South Shore into Chicago on Saturdays to go to Allied Radio for ham radio parts. The trains looked different back then in the 1950s. Later on I worked as a crossing guard for the B&O and NYC in Whiting and also in the tower at Calumet Ave. It was a different world,

[@joansanchez4383]

CSX has melodic air horns. Also surprised at the horns on the south shore. Sounds more like the horns on freight locomotives. Cool video.

[@M414LaRaza]

PLEASE MAKE A VIDEO DEDICATED TO THOSE CSX TRACKS ONLY!! LOVE THE NOISE POLLUTION THOSE TRAIN HORNS PRODUCE!!

[@ellisjackson3355]

Lol not sure if this is sarcasm or not

[@MikeSnow9]

Excellent video! Liked the Urban atmosphere.......Mike

[@albertcarello619]

I certainly also remember the horns on the Old North Shore Line cars. The speed of those trains was more than twice as fast as the South Shore Line cars.From Lake Bluff on northward towards Kenosha, Racine, and Milwaukee those trains would be running around 90 miles plus per hour. The North Shore Line was known as America's Fastest Interurban. That railroad is badly missed.

[@notev0373]

I remember that train when I was little I would look at it pass by

[@ramaleadasferroexploradas6215]

Very Good 💪🚂

[@Conrailfan1999]

Ok, thank you very much!

[@stormgirl09]

i love trains,planes,cars,buses,trams,trucks,boats,and ships. :) vehicles/transportation is fun. I also have tons of toy planes trains and cars.

[@JLJ061]

Go west on Brunswick Street from the SouthShore depot to the end of the road, then make a left down the dirt road to the crossing. Last time I was there though there was a whole bunch of trash and debris in the road making in impassable by car.

[@csteward5535]

Woah....

[@daschundloverable]

@@csteward5535 i wonder how he would know. there's some shady stuff over there.

[@biker944]

cool

[@AmtrakandAWVRFan]

Do those trains use P5's or P2's?

[@BurlingtonNorthernModeler]

Neither they use P3s

[@MPIEMDRailfan4]

P3s.

[@CombsTowerProductions]

P3’s

[@WindyCityRails]

P3s

[@Conrailfan1999]

You can access state line? Where?

[@someguy8427]

The first train station nearest to the Illinois/Indiana State line is hedwisch