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Re: Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad |
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Posted by Jackson Park B Train on Wed Jun 22 16:52:59 2022, in response to Re: Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad, posted by Joe V on Wed Jun 22 13:30:51 2022. NICTD was lucky. Joel Garreau, in his excellent Nine Nations of North America, describes Indiana as a mix of what we now call the rust belt,, the great midwest farm belt and dixie. The net result is a conest between center and far right over culture, money, etc. As Chicagoland expands its bedroom reach,sustaining and improving South Shore became necessary. Half a dozen years ago, I rode MED on the South Chicago branch to revisit some of my youth, and see what ridership was like. Heavyist boarding SB in rush was 59th--University of Chicago (which now has a huge medical operation and is the only NICTD stopsouth of McCormick Place), most stayed on to the terminal which now feature a large parking lot. I have read that many of the license plates there are from Indiana thus adding the West Lake spur may 'reclaim' Indiana riders. |
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