South Shore Train 109 at Chicago's Millennium Park Station awaiting passenger boarding for 2:35p.m. departure to Michigan City, Indiana, Carroll Avenue:
At Michigan City Carroll Avenue, location of South Shore's storage yard and maintenance shops:
Train 109 moves to a storage track to allow Chicago-bound Train 20 from South Bend to approach the boarding platform:
$3,398,000 each. Nicer ride, more comfortable seats, hot-rod acceleration. Bigger windows than on the older single-level cars provide a wider view forward and back, and the upper level lets a rider see above the trackside brush, clutter, and structures for a longer view of the urban and rural scenery.
Information on the acquisition and funding of these cars is in the Transportation section in
this thread.
Currently, the new cars operate on westbound trains 102, 212, 114, and 116, and eastbound trains 203, 107, 109, and 211. Schedules are on the South Shore
web site