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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by CSSHEGEWISCH Mitch; I've been away from my old neighborhood for quite a few years. While using the old Monon line sounds like a good idea, what routing is proposed to get from Hammond to Chicago since using the old Monon right-of-way would require re-laying a lot of track, including new diamonds across the IHB and former B&O? [/quote] Paul, That's one of the big bug-a-boos in the situation. You're right on concerning crossing NS and Conrail in downtown Hammond. The thinking is to make a junction and run up to a point around State Line to join the SSL main. I've not seen any firm plans on that . For everyone else out there in Trains land the SSL folks always referred to the Joes as "Big 800s." Little Joe was a term more favored on the Milwaukee Road. Sometimes when the Milwaukee needed parts to repair their units, and were out of stock, they would do a trade with the South Shore if the latter happened to have the parts. That's why some of the old orange cars had "Hiawatha" upholstry on their seats. As late as 1985 the South Shore mechanical department received a request from the Paulista Railway of Brazil, who had the balance of the GE locomotive order, for spare parts. Mitch
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