Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad (NICTD)


The Gauntlet Bridge

The box bridge in the foreground was once served in gauntlet fashion. Trains traveling opposite directions ran over this bridge on overlapped tracks. A second bridge was built behind the old structure in 1997 after a 1993 fatal accident caused by an operator running a STOP signal on the approach while another train was on the bridge. Federal funds were provided for the new bridge in response to the accident.

The gauntlet bridge itself has also been replaced.


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