Back in 2016, I went on a trip to state of Indiana's northern border with the state of Michigan. For historic reasons, several Indiana counties closest to Chicago are in the Central time zone, while the rest of the state (and Michigan) are all in Eastern time zone. I wanted to see several towns northeast of the Michigan City, and there is always ( Read more... )

I didn't write about it at the time, because I was busy with work stuff, but back in March 16, the South Shore Line launched a rush our express service between South Bend and ChicagoYour average suburban commuter train system is primarily designed to bring people from suburbs to the central city (and, to lesser extent, vice-versa). On weekdays, ( Read more... )

After taking the South Shore Line and exploring Hudson Lake, I set out to reach the dividing line between Central and Eastern time zones and, with it, New Carlisle.

( Part 3.1: A Long Walk )

Continued from Part 1

( Part 2: Hudson Lake )

On Saturday, June 11, I took the South Shore Line train deep into rural Indiana to explore the towns of Hudson Lake and New Carlisle. They are fairly small towns located relatively close to each other. But what makes them interesting is that the two town sits in two opposite sides of the dividing line between two time zones. Hudson Lake is located ( Read more... )

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Something I found in News Dispatch, Michigan City's official newspaper:

Al Piening, a former Oak Park resident and a wheelchair user, decided to retire to the Indiana town of Beverly Shores. He built a house south of the South Shore Line tracks, near the town's station, figuring that he would be able to board the train and go to Chicago without ( Read more... )