CSSSB - circa 1978

Two of the three "Little Joes" were caught by an avid fan listed only as BH on the photo while the two were sitting in the Michicgan City shops area. The South Shore Line called these bi-directional units "800's" rather than "Little Joes" which referred to the Joseph Stalin order to GE for them but fell through because of political reasons. #803 is preserved at the Illinois Rwy Museum while #801 fell to the scrapper's torch in the 1980's.

This is the color rendition of the previous photo by a rail fan known only as "BH" taken in later 1970's at Michigan City, IN.

This boxcab was built by Alco-GE originally for New York Central in 1930 as NYC #303. After serving the NYC for nearly 25 years, it was sold to the South Shore Line in 1955. It was rebuilt and then served the CSS until being replaced by diesels in the 1980's. A rail fan listed only as "BH" on the photo took this at the Carroll Avenue station in Michigan City sometime in the late 1970's.

One of the rarer pieces of rolling stock is this Chicago, South Shore & South Bend baggage/freight combo car. Built 1925 by St. Louis Car Company, it had Baldwin trucks. A rail fan known only as "BH" took this photo sometime in the late 1970's at the Michigan City shops area.

Caught just outside the shops building in Michigan city by a rail fan listed only as "BH", this is one of the Pullmn coach/baggage combo interurban cars built in August of 1927. Note the "Little Engine That Could" logo on the side of the car. No exact date was given for the photo but it appears to be in the late 1970's.

Fairly nice b&w view of the Pullman interurban car built in August of 1927 as it sits just outside the Michigan City shops behind it. The photo was taken by a rail fan known only as "BH" on the back sometime in the late 1970's. Note the logo "The Little Engine That Could" on the side of the car.

This is the color version of the previous photo in the album of the Pullman interurban car built in August of 1927 as it sits just outside the Michigan City shops behind it. The photo was taken by a rail fan known only as "BH" on the back sometime in the late 1970's. Note the logo "The Little Engine That Could" on the side of the car.

This catchy logo based on the favorite children's book was adopted while the South Shore Line was struggling to survive. The NICTD was founded in 1977 to aid the floundering line, and when it went bankrupt they began operating the passenger service, eventually going on to purchase it in 1989. it is now a very productive line and even expanding south into areas of Indiana.