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Great Opportunities for Freight Along the South Shore Tracks
By: Rick A. Richards
Northwest Indiana Business Quarterly
Spring-Summer 2001
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U.S. SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD, STAFF, AND ADVISORY COMMITTEE TOUR THE
SOUTH SHORE RAILROAD
The Chicago South Shore & South Bend Railroad hosted the three Board Members of the United States Surface Transportation Board (STB), their staff, and members of the Railroad-Shipper Transportation Advisory Council (RSTAC) for a tour of the railroad’s property on August 25, 2010. The train trip was held in conjunction with Union Pacific Railroad, Norfolk Southern Railway, and the Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District.
The group started their day at Proviso, Illinois by boarding a special passenger train of five cars from the Union Pacific business car fleet. The train proceeded over the Union Pacific tracks to 21st Street Yard south of the Loop, where the train moved onto Norfolk Southern rails. The train then switched over to the South Shore at Portage, Indiana for the final leg of the trip to Michigan City. Upon arrival at the Michigan City operations hub, the guests were given a tour of the South Shore shop complex and the Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District Operations Center.
The tour was held to provide the STB Members and their staff an orientation to the railroad industry and to allow for them to see firsthand the impacts that the Chicago Region Environmental and Transportation Efficiency (CREATE) Program have had on the region’s rail infrastructure. The importance of rail transportation and the need for continued investment in our country’s infrastructure were other important topics that were discussed during the visit.
Congress created RSTAC pursuant to the Interstate Commerce Commission Termination Act of 1995 to provide advice to the Surface Transportation Board, the United States Department of Transportation, and Congress on rail issues affecting small railroads and shippers. RSTAC consists of fifteen members appointed by the Chairman of the STB. The nine voting members represent small railroads, small shippers, and one at-large member. The other members are from large shippers and railroads.
The current voting members of the Council are Terry Voss, Chair, Ag-Processing Inc.; Vice Chair, Reilly McCarren, Arkansas & Missouri Railroad; Bruce Ridley, Secretary, Packaging Corporation of America; Henry Lampe, President, Chicago South Shore & South Bend Railroad; John Levine, Pinsly Railroad; Roger Fray, West Coast Cooperative; and Jeff Keever, Port of Virginia. The current non-voting members are Eric Butler, Union Pacific Railroad; D.J. Kratzberg, Exxon Mobil; Leslie Moll, ArcelorMittal USA; Dean Piacente, CSX Transportation; Peter Weiss, Chrysler LLC; Gary White, International Resource Partners; and Owen Zidar, Kansas City Southern Railway. - SOUTH SHORE RAILROAD NAMES FOX PRESIDENT
Lampe to retire after 40-year rail career
The Chicago South Shore & South Bend Railroad said today that Henry Lampe, president and CEO, will retire at the end of October 2010. Succeeding him will be Andrew Fox, managing director of Pacific Harbor Line and former PHL president since 1997.
Mr. Lampe has been CSS president since 2005, when he joined the railroad after 35 years with the Santa Fe and BNSF railways. He will continue as a member of the management committee.
Mr. Fox will become CSS president, effective September 1, and he and Mr. Lampe will have a two-month transition before becoming CEO, effective October 31. Mr. Fox will also continue as managing director of Pacific Harbor Line.
He joined PHL following a 23-year career with Southern Pacific, where he held various posts in the Operating, Finance and Executive departments. Mr. Fox has a B.S. degree in civil engineering and an MBA, both from Northwestern University.
Headquartered in Michigan City, Ind., the Chicago South Shore & South Bend Railroad (www.southshorefreight.com) operates 127 route miles of line providing rail freight service between Chicago and South Bend. It is an affiliate of Anacostia & Pacific Company (www.anacostia.com).
Anacostia Chairman Peter Gilbertson said, “Henry has led significant improvements at CSS in the areas of safety, operating efficiency, improving our commercial and political relationships, and in positioning the railroad strategically. We wish him all the best in his retirement and look forward to his continuing counsel.”
Gilbertson added, “Andrew has done a superb job building PHL, which serves the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles, into the premier U.S. port-railroad franchise. We look forward to his building on Henry’s success at CSS.”
Anacostia & Pacific Company is a rail development and consulting firm based in Chicago.
The South Shore began operations as an independent freight carrier in January 1990 connecting North America’s rail network with northern Indiana’s industrial complex.
- South Shore Freight President Henry Lampe Appointed To STB Advisory Committee
Chicago South Shore & South Bend Railroad President, Henry Lampe, has been appointed to the Surface Transportation Board's Railroad-Shipper Transportation Advisory Committee (RSTAC). He joins 14 other appointees from various companies and industries located throughout the country, including Union Pacific, Kansas City Southern and CSX railroads, Chrysler, Exxon Mobil and the Packaging Corporation of America.RSTAC MISSION STATEMENT
To work together as a council of rail advocates on a common goal to strengthen the national rail industry, improve service levels and foster mutually beneficial relationships between large and small railroads and shippers, across all commodity constraints and the evolution of merchandise carload network including the elements that impact them and bring forth recommendations for improvement. - South Shore Freight Featured in Exhibit at the Lubeznik Center for the Arts, Michigan City, Indiana
Interurban Trains & Tourism: “Reclaiming the Past for the Future", Burnham Centennial
Hyndman Gallery
May 23, 2009 - July 26, 2009
Reception: May 30, 2009 from 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm (Chicago time)
As excerpted from the Lubeznik Center:
The LCA is honored to participate and celebrate in The Burnham Centennial with the city of Chicago and all its program partners. The exhibit will feature some of the original lithographs commissioned in the late 1920's to promote tourism and economic development between Chicago and South Bend. These posters, developed as South Shore Posters, are beautiful examples of vintage artwork portraying the early 20th century boom of Northwest Indiana. Also included in the exhibition are original paintings from South Shore Freight, NIPSCO, NIRPC as well as related works and artifacts from dozens of private collections. Additional highlights will be photos from the Prairie Club dunes/beach corridor from the early 1900's, as well as a large collection of digital photo reproductions ranging from first date of construction to present of the SSL from Chicago to Michigan City . The exhibit will also include works from the Lubeznik Center 's own private collection.
Visit the Lubeznik Center online
- Celebrating a Century of Training on the South Shore Line
The Beacher
July 24, 2008 - Celebrating the South Shore's Centennial with Norm Carlson
The Beacher
May 8, 2008 - A Two-Part Conversation with South Shore Freight’s Henry B. Lampe
The Beacher
January 24, 2008
- Travels with Charley: Hauling Some Hefty Weight with South Shore Freight
The Beacher
November 29, 2007
- Industrial Park Planned
The News Dispatch
July 29, 2007
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