Photos of other traces
The Illinois Railway Museum at Union has a large collection of North Shore equipment. Below are photographs of the remaining rolling stock in their collection, as well as signs on display in their car barns. Equipment at other museums is marked as appropriate.
Electroliner 801-802Standard Car 160
MD Car 213
MD Car 229
Silverliner Combination 251
Standard Combination 253
Streetcar 354
Line Car 604
Standard Car 714
Standard Car 749
Silverliner Car 757
Silverliner Car 761 (at East Troy)
Silverliner Car 763
Caboose 1003
Steel truck-trailer flat 1502
Cars 714/160 in train
Signs
Detail views of trucks (on MD car)
Electrical Equipment
general information on North Shore Cars
Quicktime movies
These are movies filmed on location at IRM of North Shore equipment on the move. Many of the North Shore cars are operated on a regular basis, and more are currently being restored.
Merchandise Despatch Car 229 passesFrisco 1630 passes 229 at Johnson siding
North Shore passes CTA 4290 on main line
North Shore crosses street on carline
North Shore departs East Union Station for carline
North Shore runs by Eastbound on bridge
North Shore runs by Westbound on bridge
North Shore train starting
The North Shore train starting clip is a shot of the motorman stopping, and then starting again. When the clip starts, the train is coasting. The motorman then moves the brake handle to apply for a few seconds, then lap to maintain the brake application. After the train has stopped, he moves the brake handle to release, pulls the whistle cord twice, and begins to step the controller up through the positions.
Mp3 files
These are .mp3 files of North Shore cars. These are the standard sounds one would hear when around the cars, the air brake compressor and the air whistle. The departing station is a clip from a train leaving the station. You can hear the creaking of the car and the groan of the motors as it accelerates. In station clip 2, you will hear the conductor pull the cord on the communicating bell to indicate the train is ready to leave. The motorman will then respond with 2 quick blasts of the whistle. In the background of both clips you may also hear a metallic cricket like sound, this is the trolley shoe sliding on the overhead wire.
CompressorWhistle
Whistle 2
Departing station
Departing station 2
This is not North Shore related, but here are some shots of Frisco 1630, the currently operating steam locomotive at Union. This is the first of their locomotives to pass new stricter FRA guidelines.
Some shots of Frisco 1630
View from a car approaching Seeman Road. A typical scene of an interurban out in the country.