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More busing is planned on the South Shore Line Tuesday, as crews continue repairing overhead wire damage in Gary.
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More busing is planned on the South Shore Line this week.
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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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Construction on the South Shore Line's Double Track project is almost 95-percent complete. Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District (NICTD) President Mike Noland says the section between Michigan City and Dune Park has been open for about a month, while the remaining part between Dune Park and Gary is nearly done.
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The South Shore Line will run an extra eastbound train Saturday for those attending the Magnificent Mile Lights Festival Parade. The extra train will leave Millennium Station at 8:30 p.m., stop at Van Buren at 8:33, and then make all local stops from Hegewisch to Gary Metro Center.
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The South Shore Line says train service between Carroll Avenue and Dune Park will resume Wednesday, October 25. It marks the completion of the first phase of the Double Track project. It also means trains can resume stopping at Michigan City-11th Street and Beverly Shores. A revised schedule can be found at MySouthShoreLine.com.
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The Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District (NICTD) may be looking at a new fare structure in the coming years. The nearby Metra system is looking at condensing its 10-zone fare system down to four zones, and NICTD President Mike Noland says the South Shore Line needs to look at updates to its own 11-zone system.
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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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The South Shore Line will run extra service Sunday for the Chicago Marathon.
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The first section of the South Shore Line's Double Track project could open in the coming weeks. The railroad has been closed between Gary and Michigan City, requiring trains to be replaced by buses, as crews build a second track.