The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-07-11
FACTS ABOUT NEW
INTERURBAN RY.
Officials of Various Cities Through
Which Railroad Passes Are High
ly Pleased With Prospects For New
Interurban Railroad Which Will
Be Fully Completed Aug. l.

One hundred and twenty-five people.
representing city officials and business
men from Hammond. East Chicago, In
diana Harbor, Gary, Miller and Michi-
gan City made the dedfcatory trip
over the Lake Share and South Bend
interurban yesterday to South Bend and
found out some remarkable facts con-
nected with the road. These are:
Western terminal, Chicago; eastern
terminal South Bend. Line from
South Bend to Indiana Illinois state
line is operated by electricity, under
the management of the Chicago. Lake
Shore and South Bend Railway COM
pany
Line from state line to Chicago is
operated by the Illinois Central rail-
road company, a subsidiary company
of this road, the Kensington & East
ern now under construction, to haul
the interurban cars by steam from
the state line west to Ketsington.
where passengers are transferres1 70
Illinois suburban trains.
Distance from South Bend to Kensing-
ton is approximately ~ miles. Ratio
OF fare east of Gary is cents mile
with 90 per cent off for return tick
cts,
Rate of fare from Gary to Chicago.
going east or west, is one cent a
mile Interurban cars will run IS
hours daily, first two cars leaving
Kensington and South Bend, respec-
lively, at o'clock in the morning
and returning to the terminals at l
o'clock at night
From South Bend to Gary cars will
run on hour and twenty minute
schedules until traffic warrants in
crease in time. Limited cars will
run at regular intervals, stopping
only at South Bend Michigan City,
Gary, East Chicago and Hammond.
Accommodation cars will stop at all
stations along the line and will carry
baggage.
Approximate running time from South
Bend to Chicago, two hours. Lin
tied cars will make the trip in short
er time.
Twenty cars will be put in operation,
most Of which are already in opera
ton. Cost of each car, $1950o. Each
car equipped with four motors, each
having 125 horse power.
Cars are finest interurban cars in the
country. being built on the Pullman
coach order; 5s feet long. 10 feet, or
one foot and half wider than the
average interurban coach. Carries 62
passengers, all of whom can be seat
| ed. Trucks on cars are heavier than
ordinary passenger coaches. Inter
ior finish is mahogany wood unstain-
ed. this being in the main car the
smoking compartment being in mis-
sion style sixteen candle power
electric lights at each seat and sew
eral ceiling lights. Seats are regu-
lation passenger coach size and up
holstered in black leather.
Power house, repair shops. yards and
beadquarters are located at Michigan
city. Power house is largest in the
state and most modernly equipped,
at a cost Of 100000. Smokestack is
21o feet high. Plant furnishes power
for entire line.
Seventy pound rail is used throughout
and track is gravel ballasted Cars
have been in operation from Michi-
gan City to South Bend for twelve
DAYS Operation on west end from
Gary to Hammond Will begin by Au-
gust J. Track IS already completed
through Hammond and wire is being
strung from Michigan City at the
rate of three miles 4 day. Air line
connects with East Chicago Indiana
Harbor line at what IS known as
Harbor Junction Company IS now
building a feeder into Toleston from
Gary. coming with this line to the
east line of Hammond. Win eventu-
ally come through Hammond with a
feeder limo, coming in Summer
street and crossing Holman street
on Plummer avenue or Fayette
street.
Company has taken less than two
years to build the road. Has lived
TO the franchise in Hammond to
the hour. Line is pronounced to be
| the most legitimate proposition OF
its kind promoted in years
Stockholders and directors are mostly