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its amenities , including the shops , lounges , and even a meditation room .
South Bend itself , near Lake Michigan , is typical of the cities the South Shore Line serves , connecting the similarly sized Gary and Michigan City , as well as smaller towns like Porter which numbers under two thousand residents , to Chicago , the third most populous city in the US .
A brief history of the South Shore Line The railway has been in operation since 1908 , when it opened with both a commuter line and a separate freight line . It has had a remarkable history - after surviving the Great Depression of the 1930s , it flourished during World War II when workers flocked to Indiana for the local industry . But when households began owning cars the railway entered a period of decline , along with many other train lines at the time .
NICTD was founded in 1977 to aid the floundering line , and when it went bankrupt they began operating the passenger service , eventually going on to purchase it in 1989 . The Michael Noland
President of NICTD
line is currently governed by a board of trustees who represent each of the Indiana counties it serves . Meanwhile the freight line is still in operation too , run by a separate entity called the Chicago South Shore & South Bend Railroad .
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