Chicago South Shore and South Bend

Michigan Technological University's Zach Stanchina (left) and Lake State Railway's Roger Fuehring work to collect data on locomotive emissions for a study conducted through a partnership with ASLRRA, Michigan Tech, Lake State Railway and Chicago South Shore & South Bend Railroad. The study is funded by a Federal Railroad Administration grant.

ASLRRA Advances Work on Grant-Funded Emissions Study

The American Short Line and Railroad Association (ASLRRA) is working with Michigan Technological University and members Lake State Railway and Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad to advance the “Evaluation of Non-traditional Methods of Reducing Locomotive Emissions for Short Line Railroads” project, which was funded through a Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) grant received last year, to study short line locomotive emissions and the use of fuel additives and fuel injectors.

ASLRRA Honors 3 Anacostia Affiliates With Jake Awards

The American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA) announced three Anacostia affiliates—Louisville & Indiana Railroad Company; Northern Lines Railway, LLC, for the seventh year in a row; and Chicago South Shore & South Bend Railroad Company for the sixth year in a row—as winners of the Jake or Jake With Distinction Safety Awards for strong safety performance in 2019.

CSS notches five injury-free years

Chicago South Shore & South Bend Railroad’s (CSS) Transportation Department announced that its employees have achieved five straight years of injury-free performance.

Chicago South Shore earns ASLRRA safety award

Chicago South Shore & South Bend Railroad’s safety record in 2017 was recognized with the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association’s (ASLRRA) prestigious President’s Award.