South Shore Line Station, circa 1930 - Tremont, Indiana : 無料・フリー素材/写真
South Shore Line Station, circa 1930 - Tremont, Indiana / Shook Photos
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| 説明 | South Shore Line StationTremont, IndianaDate: Circa 1930Source Type: PostcardPublisher, Printer, Photographer: Defender, Brooks Photo (#316)Postmark: NoneCollection: Steven R. ShookRemark: This view looks west down the Shore Shore Line commuter railroad. The Tremont Station is located to the right, as are the Northern Indiana Public Service Company's power transmission pylons. The sign on the station says: "SOUTH SHORE LINE, TREMONT, THE GATEWAY TO THE DUNES."------The following news item appeared in the December 10, 1925, issue of The Chesterton Tribune:TREMONT TO GET NEW R. R. DEPOTElectric line improvements of the Chicago, South Shore and South Bend Railway company, recently taken over by the Insull interests, have undergone a marvelous transformation. Twenty-nine steel passenger gars now are being built by the Pullman company, two of which will be dining cars, two will be parlor cars and 25 will serve as passenger coaches. They will be ready for service by July 1, next year, it was announced.A force of 900 men is now engaged in making improvements on the line between Kensington. Ill., where the South Shore connects with the Illinois Central railroad, and South Bend. Ten miles of old 70 and 80 pound rails between Kensington and Hammond have been replaced with 100 pound rails and the entire track from South Bend to Kensington has been resurfaced with more than 300 cars of cinder ballast. Approximately 11,000 pairs of angle bars have been used. All block and other signals have been rebuilt along with new telephone lines for complete and satisfactory communication. The entire right of way has been cleared of undergrowth, improving the range of vision at highway crossings.Portions of the rehabilitation work now under way include rock ballasting of the section from Kensington to Hammond, 60 per cent completed; one mile of new steel trusses for support of trolley wires to be installed between Kensington and Hammond; fencing gage at work west of Gary, erecting 54-inche fence with barbed wire strand at top on edges of right of way; steam shovel at work west of New Carlisle widening cuts and grading.Preliminary arrangements are being made for starting work on the Dunes highway bridge head and plans are under way for the bridge across the Industrial highway. At Tremont the railroad has purchased a building 40 feet square, which formerly stood at the east of the highway crossing at that point. It is to be permanently located as a station on a spot directly north of the old station site. It will be remodeled both on the interior and exterior. A long siding will also be constructed at Tremont to care for special parties and other extra trains carrying visitors to the dunes region. Forty new shelters to be used at local stops are being built.Source:The Chesterton Tribune, Chesterton, Porter County, Indiana; December 10, 1925; Volume 42, Number 40, Page 8, Columns 1-4. Column titled "Tremont to Get New R. R. Depot."Copyright 2014. Some rights reserved. The associated text may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without prior written permission of Steven R. Shook. |
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| 撮影者 | Shook Photos , Moscow, Idaho, USA |
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