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More busing is planned on the South Shore Line this week.
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Valparaiso is pausing its South Shore Connect service, effective January 1. It provides bus transportation between the parking lot near Journeyman Distillery, Valparaiso University and the Dune Park South Shore station.
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The South Shore Line plans to introduce cartoon animals and an activity passport to its marketing efforts, to try to get families with young kids to take the train to Chicago.
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The Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District (NICTD) board has agreed to issue up to $200 million in bonds to ease a potential bottleneck in Chicago. NICTD is partnering with Metra to convert a storage track into a fourth mainline track between 11th Street and Millennium Station, with new station platforms at Millennium and Van Buren. That would help make way for the 26 additional trains NICTD plans to run, once the Double Track and West Lake Corridor projects are complete.
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U.S. 12 will close next week east of Gary, as work continues on the South Shore Line's Double Track project.
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Northwest Indiana's commuter rail improvements continue to move forward.
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The first phase of the South Shore Line's Double Track project could open later this summer. Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District (NICTD) President Mike Noland says construction is wrapping up on the improvements between Michigan City and Dune Park.
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Northwest Indiana's commuter rail projects are moving ahead.
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South Shore Line officials say they're working to smooth out some of the challenges caused by the Double Track project. The work has split the railroad in two, with buses bridging the gap between Gary and Michigan City.
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The South Shore Line's Miller station is being temporarily relocated, as Double Track work continues. Starting Thursday, the parking lot and station will be closed and replaced with a temporary parking lot and bus stop east of the station on the south side of Melton Road.