South Shore ready to seek federal money for projects
Local and state governments have pledged their financial backing for the South Shore Line's biggest projects in decades. Soon the decisions – whether to build the 9-mile West Lake extension...
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NIRPC study calls for tunnel under I-65
A recently completed study looks at ways to improve safety and access along Northwest Indiana's busiest shopping strip: U.S. 30 on both sides of Interstate 65, from Clay Street to...
RDA commits funding for rail improvements
A project to speed up the South Shore Line's service has funding commitments now from three of the four counties along the line. The Northwest Indiana Regional Development Authority voted...
South Shore derailment probe continues
The cause hasn't been determined yet for a South Shore Line train's slow-speed derailment Tuesday evening, the railroad's head said Thursday. Michael Noland, the South Shore Line's president and general...
Longtime National Lakeshore leader dead at 77
Through nearly four decades, Dale Engquist was a leader in preserving Northwest Indiana's natural environment and helping people enjoy it. The second superintendent of the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, Engquist,...
Munster, Dyer South Shore proposals elicit mixed response
Planners presented their vision Tuesday for possible housing and commercial developments near two proposed South Shore Line stations in western Lake County. All the development ideas are just concepts now,...
South Shore begins summer promotions for rail travel
Commuters are the heart of its business, but the South Shore Line also likes to remind people that it offers more than rides to and from jobs in Chicago. "We're...
NIRPC signs off on $1.6 billion in transportation projects
Northwest Indiana's network of roads and rails stands to get its largest-ever boost in the coming four years, with nearly $1.6 billion in planned local road, highway and rail improvements....
Changes made to South Shore’s West Lake line plan
Responding to residents' concerns, the South Shore Line's governing board approved several changes Friday to the proposed West Lake Corridor extension. *The Munster station platform and parking lot will be...
NIRPC environmental committee ranks ‘skinny budget’
Don't eliminate funding for programs that protect and improve Northwest Indiana's waters, a leading group of the region's environmentalists says. Eventually, that word could be passed on to Congress. Members...