Chicago South Bend & Northern Indiana

Company History: The CSB&NI was established in 1907 to acquire the Northern Indiana Railway, an electric interurban system linking South Bend, Mishwaka, Elkhart, Goshen, and Michigan City, Indiana plus routes into southern Michigan. Riders continued to refer to the line as the “Northern Indiana.” Interurban operations ended in 1934.

Brief History: The U.S. is a country of 50 states covering a vast swath of North America, with Alaska in the northwest and Hawaii extending the nation’s presence into the Pacific Ocean. Major Atlantic Coast cities are New York, a global finance and culture center, and capital Washington, DC. Midwestern metropolis Chicago is known for influential architecture and on the west coast, Los Angeles' Hollywood is famed for filmmaking.