Front Cover: On March 27, 1948, North Shore Line employees went on a 91-day strike over an
unresolved wage dispute. Service was not restored until June 30. The strike and subsequent wage
adjustments put a financial strain on the company as the North Shore also lost track rental revenue when the Chicago Transit Authority converted its Skokie shuttle rail operation to bus on
March 26. Equipment sat motionless at Highwood and rust collected on the rails while
negotiations dragged on. Highwood would not see such a vast array of equipment gathered in the
yards again until final abandonment in January 1963. —Ken Wilkins photo, Loren Martens
collection
When Will My Next Issue of First & Fastest Arrive?
Shore Line strives to have issues of First & Fastest to members by the first day of each season. International delivery of print issues may take longer. Here is our schedule for the upcoming year: