Six decades of service on the South Shore Line : oral history interviews ; 1990.

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Six decades of service on the South Shore Line : oral history interviews ; 1990.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/28049107

The collection consists of tapes and transcripts of oral history interviews done by John D. Horachek with C. Edward Hedstrom. Topics include Hedstrom's family history as Swedish Americans in Michigan City, Ind., and Hedstrom's experiences as a railroad man for the Chicago, South Shore and South Bend Railroad commuter line in the Calumet region.

2 bound volumes and 9 audio cassette tapes.

Indiana Historical Society Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7252217

Indiana Historical Society Library

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Horachek, John D.

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Indiana Historical Society.

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Indiana Heritage Council.

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Hedstrom, C. Edward,

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Hedstrom grew up in Michigan City, Ind. He was employed on the Chicago, South Shore and South Bend Railroad, mainly as a motorman, from 1939 until 1982. By 1939, the South Shore Line was the only commuter rail line between South Bend and Chicago. From the description of Six decades of service on the South Shore Line : oral history interviews ; 1990. (Indiana Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 28049107 ...

Chicago, South Shore and South Bend Railroad

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Railroad which ran between Braintree and Cohasset, Massachusetts, from 1849 to ca. 1878. It then became part of the Old Colony Railroad. From the description of Records 1871-1872. (Rhinelander District Library). WorldCat record id: 18242829 ...