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NICTD approves new pact with Metra for rail use

May 13, 2019 at 6:48 a.m.

The board that runs the South Shore Line approved a new agreement Wednesday with Metra, the Chicago-area commuter rail service. The agreement between the Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District and...

A conductor looks out of a stopped South Shore train car after passengers disembark Feb. 17, 2019, in East Chicago.

New fed budget funding keeps South Shore projects chugging along

May 13, 2019 at 6:44 a.m.

The headlines were about money for border security, but the federal government spending bill recently approved by Congress also included funding for commuter railroad projects like two planned by the...

Ty Warner, executive director of the Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission

Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission seeks increase in local funding for first time since 1992

May 13, 2019 at 6:46 a.m.

Northwest Indiana’s transportation planning agency is looking to expand its mission, and its funding. The Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission’s executive board passed a resolution Thursday seeking a legislative amendment...

Vehicles travel on the westbound Borman Expressway near the merge point with northbound Interstate 65 on Feb. 14, 2019.

Study: Northwest Indiana interchange one of nation’s worst in trucker delays

May 13, 2019 at 6:43 a.m.

Northwest Indiana’s busiest highway interchange causes some of the nation’s worst delays for truckers, a recent report says. The Indiana Department of Transportation says, though, that it made recent changes...

The normally crowded South Shore train station in East Chicago was nearly deserted after trains were canceled during the double-digit negative temperatures on Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019.

South Shore to offer March discounts after service disruption

May 13, 2019 at 6:40 a.m.

The South Shore Line is offering a 10 percent discount on its monthly passes for the month of March, to thank commuters who endured service suspensions caused by last week’s...

A South Shore train sits stalled in Burns Harbor as ice on the lines shut down the train line on Jan.12, 2017

South Shore preparing for predicted ice storm

May 13, 2019 at 6:40 a.m.

The South Shore Line says it is preparing for an ice storm that’s expected to affect travel Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning. “SSL trains will be working continuously to minimize...

Fewer South Shore trains are expected to run Wednesday and Thursday, the rail line's president said.

Fewer South Shore trains expected to run Wednesday, Thursday due to cold weather

May 13, 2019 at 6:37 a.m.

The South Shore Line expects to run fewer trains during Wednesday’s and Thursday’s dangerously cold weather, South Shore President Michael Noland said Monday. He said the railroad also expects fewer...

The partial government shutdown did not affect day-to-day South Shore Railroad operations, slowed progress on the railroad's expansion programs, President Mike Noland said Friday.

South Shore Line president: Too soon to tell effects of partial shutdown

May 13, 2019 at 6:36 a.m.

The federal government’s partial shutdown, which appears to have ended Friday at least temporarily, never imperiled the South Shore Line’s operations, because the railroad doesn’t get federal subsidies to run...

Ruthie Marfoe 16, and Hannah Donley 16, make bracelets and jewelry out of single-use plastic.

Inspired by turtle video, Valparaiso students become activists against plastic waste

May 13, 2019 at 6:33 a.m.

The video showed a turtle struggling to breathe with a plastic drinking straw stuck in its nose. It prompted two Valparaiso High School students to become environmental activists. They learned...

A NIRPC official has warned that the partial government shutdown could soon affect bus lines in Northwest Indiana.

NIRPC leader warns government shutdown may curb area bus services

May 13, 2019 at 6:34 a.m.

The partial federal government shutdown during a Washington, D.C., budget battle could affect Northwest Indiana bus services if it goes on much longer, the head of the region’s transportation planning...

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