Spoony81Well I wasn’t born until 30 years later lol. I just know that the South Shore always referred them as 800’s
Very interesting. Rusty cites Wikipedia - "name was not GENERALLY used". That could be interpreted as allowing the term Little Joe to be used in the Hegewisch passenger station/Burnham Yard area including the small truck stop/diner on the north side of Brainard just east of Burnham Avenue where many South Shore men took their meals. John in Lansing, ILL