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Contact South Shore Freight

Chicago SouthShore & South Bend Railroad
505 North Carroll Avenue
Michigan City , IN 46360

Main Line: (219) 874-9000
Toll Free: (800) 873-1486
Fax - Executive: (219) 879-3754
Fax – Customer Service: (219) 872-0506

General E-Mail: info@southshorefreight.com

Customer Service E-Mail: csc@southshorefreight.com

Hours of Operation:
Monday – Friday
8:00 AM to 5:00 PM (CST)

Click here for maps and directions our office.

All SouthShore employees are dedicated to providing you with timely and quality phone service. To assist you with your day to day contacts, below is a list of telephone and extension numbers. Individual departments may be reached by dialing the following extensions:

Department Extension
Executive Secretary 209
Car Hire Claims 241
Car Orders 281
Car Tracing 281
Demurrage 283
Dimensional Shipments 281
Dispatcher 299
Equipment Maintenance 230
Freight Billing 242
Freight Claim Accounting 242
Industrial Development 210
Loss and Damage Investigation 242
Marketing/Sales 210, 211
Overcharge Claims 242
Pricing/Freight Rates 210
Switch Orders/Spotting Instructions 281
Transportation 220
Waybilling 281
General Accounting 240

CSS Management Title Extension
Henry B. Lampe President 200
Lance E. Werner Controller/Treasurer 202
Chuck T. Compton Vice President - Business Developement 210
Joseph J. Bergthold Manager-Marketing 211
Andy Laurent Manager Growth Initiatives 212
Jim Thompson Vice President of Operations 220
David Cain Trainmaster/SLE 221
Don Hertzberg Manager-Maintenance Of Way 222
Steve Gropp Asst. Manager-Maintenance Of Way 222
Dennis Eldridge Manager-Train Operations 224
Gary Lied Chief Mechanical Officer 230
Linda E. Hock Manager – General Accounting 240
Paul Lyles Manager – Information Systems 255


Maps & Directions

Map & Directions
Click here for maps and directions to our office on Google Maps.

From I-94 East or West

  • Follow I-94 East or West toward Michigan City
  • Merge onto US-35 North via Exit 40B toward Michigan City
  • Turn right onto North Carroll Avenue
  • Our office is on the right after approximately 0.3 miles, adjacent to the South Shore Line passenger train station

From the Indiana Toll Road East

  • Follow I-80/90 Indiana Toll Road West toward Chicago
  • Take the IN-39 Exit – Exit 49 – toward LaPorte
  • Turn right onto IN-39
  • Turn left onto US-20 West
  • US-20 West becomes US-35 North / East Michigan Boulevard
  • Turn right onto North Carroll Avenue
  • Our office is on the right after approximately 0.3 miles, adjacent to the South Shore Line passenger train station

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