While the actual service might not be gone, the end of an era is here. We’ll miss the street-running trains of Michigan City!

I remember when I was very little and my parents driving on that road and having to pull over for these trains and I really thought it was so cool and that's what got me really into trains

Hello from the UK. So sorry to see this street running ending. This is the most spectacular that I have seen on KZread for several reasons, 1. Passenger services as well as freight, 2. the sheer length of the street run, 3. that it goes through houses and commercial, 4. from this film it looks like very steep gradients and very sharp bends. I am glad that you have captured this for history!

Superb Footage Michael! Gutted that they are moving the rails off the street over there.

Awesome video! Nice camera work!

Nostalgia for me having ridden that route. Alas and Alack!

On the more positive note at least the south shore line isn't dying

Where’s that passenger train going to be running to in a view weeks time

@Robbi496

2 жыл бұрын

If you are talking about the Amtrak train, no change, it is the South Shore Line that ran in the street

@michaellittlejohns7968

2 жыл бұрын

@@Robbi496 that’s what I ment

@OntarioTrafficMan

2 жыл бұрын

@@michaellittlejohns7968 The South Shore line will still be there, it's the roadway which is being shifted off of the tracks so the trains can run faster and safer.

Great footage Micheal. Strange to see trains running down the middle of the road. Well done 🤓 stay safe 💙

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Having ridden this line through Michigan City a few times, I thought it was a novel arrangement for the residents to have a 100% commuter rail line right outside their front doors. And this would seem to be especially convenient for people who had to do a daily commute between MC and downtown Chicago. This video was taken in early March of 2022. So has the commuter serviced commenced operation on it's new right of way yet? Just wondering.

Is there any updates on the construction so far? Where's the line being relocated to?

Nice new sub

i take it it's easier to just pave over the tracks instead of ripping them up?

Lol 5:20 signal protecting the diamond

@justalurker66

2 жыл бұрын

The signal protects the traffic from crossing the rail in front of a train.

@CuteSealYHM

2 жыл бұрын

@@justalurker66 ik but it’s funny how it looks like it’s supposed to protect the diamond from collisions

If they dont run on the street which was soo cool where will they run then?

Why does that thing have NINE pantographs? One should be enough for the whole train...

First

Fricken roads win again😡

@justalurker66

2 жыл бұрын

11th St lost this time. The single lane that will remain would have been built as an access road for maintaining the railroad. The railroad wins because they get double tracks!

@WesternOhioInterurbanHistory

2 жыл бұрын

@@justalurker66 the last operating section of streetrunning interurban line is gone, there is now no more places where interurbans run like this. It's a lose for historians.