Rolling Prairie station explained

Style:NICTD
Rolling Prairie
Address:County Road 500 East, Birchim, Indiana 46371
Coordinates:41.7167°N -86.6031°W
Tracks:2
Closed:July 5, 1994
Owned:NICTD
Zone:10
Former:Birchim
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Custom:
Shape:none
Line:none
Marker:rail
Marker-Color:
  1. 888
Zoom:14

Rolling Prairie was a South Shore Line flag stop located at County Road 500 East which served the communities of Rolling Prairie and Birchim in LaPorte County, Indiana. The station opened prior to 1910,[1] and closed on July 5, 1994, as part of an NICTD service revision which also saw the closure of Ambridge, Kemil Road, Willard Avenue, LaLumiere, and New Carlisle.[2]

References

41.7167°N -86.6031°W

Notes and References

  1. Book: Electric Railways of Indiana. 1960. Central Electric Railfans' Association. Chicago, Illinois. I-63.
  2. News: Dodson. Paul. South Shore Railroad Will Close 7 Flagstops. South Bend Tribune. June 17, 1994. Soutb Bend, IN. B2.