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Street closures in 2012 for demolition of the part of the Cline Avenue Bridge.

Cline bridge repair inaction frustrates McDermott

May 13, 2019 at 3:28 a.m.

Seven years of frustration over the closed Cline Avenue bridge in East Chicago bubbled to the surface at a regional meeting. Hammond Mayor Thomas McDermott Jr. contended that the Indiana...

Visitors gather around information displays during a public hearing about the West Lake extension of the South Shore commuter line at Protsman School in Dyer.

Dyer residents learn about West Lake rail project

May 13, 2019 at 3:27 a.m.

Lili Swenson peered closely at a display showing where a South Shore Line station could be located in Dyer. But she didn't hesitate when asked what she thought of the...

Residents check the map of affected neighborhoods during a Northwest Indiana Regional Development Authority meeting with residents of Munster to discuss newly proposed transit-oriented development and new transit stations at the Centennial Park Clubhouse in Munster, IN., on Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2016.

West Lake train extension sessions start Tuesday

May 13, 2019 at 3:26 a.m.

A plan to expand Northwest Indiana's commuter rail line for the first time in more than a century will be the subject of three public hearings beginning Tuesday. The South...

Study to look at reviving rail passenger service to Chicago with stops in Valparaiso, Gary

May 13, 2019 at 3:20 a.m.

Passenger rail service between Valparaiso and Chicago could be revived after a 25-year hiatus if a proposal generated in eastern Indiana keeps rolling. Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry announced in...

A South Shore commuter train approaches the East Chicago station. (Joe Puchek / Post-Tribune)

West Lake rail line proposal comment period begins

May 13, 2019 at 3:18 a.m.

People have a chance now to comment for the record on the South Shore Line's plan to extend its commuter rail service in western Lake County. The Northern Indiana Commuter...

The Valparaiso bus is shown on North Michigan Avenue in Chicago.

Valparaiso commuter bus punches $6.8M RDA ticket

May 13, 2019 at 3:18 a.m.

Valparaiso's bus service to Chicago got a $6.8 million boost Thursday from the Northwest Indiana Regional Development Authority. The RDA board voted unanimously to allocate $6,847,000 for the ChicaGo Dash...

New Dunes head to cultivate environmental stewardship

May 13, 2019 at 3:10 a.m.

The new head of Northwest Indiana's oldest environmental group wants more people to take part in the work she loves. "I come with kind of a cheerleading attitude," said Natalie...

Rick Chambers, of Wanatah, hangs on between cars because all the seats were taken. NICTD reported that more than 29,000 people used the South Shore train on Nov. 5 to break a record. Cubs fans were going to the team's Wolrd Series parade.

NICTD chief sees chance for allies in new administration

May 13, 2019 at 3:09 a.m.

The incoming Trump administration could favor the South Shore Line's plans to expand and improve its service, the railroad's president said Friday. President-elect Donald Trump has said he wants to...

The South Shore Railroad bikes on trains program ended in early November for 2016.

South Shore evaluating bike program

May 13, 2019 at 3:06 a.m.

The South Shore Line's first season of carrying bicycles on weekend trains wasn't the rousing success some had hoped. Most of the bike racks the railroad installed on some cars...

It was standing room only during a Northwest Indiana Regional Development Authority meeting with residents of Munster to discuss newly proposed transit-oriented development and new transit stations at the Centennial Park Clubhouse in Munster, IN., on Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2016.

Residents talk of West Lake expansion concerns

May 13, 2019 at 3:02 a.m.

Residents of Hammond and Munster had chances this week to imagine what neighborhoods around new South Shore Line stations might look like. On Tuesday, it's Dyer's turn. The South Shore's...

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