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    • Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District (NICTD)

    Chesterton, IN 46304

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    About Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District (NICTD)

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    33 East U.S. Highway 12
    Chesterton, IN 46304
    United States
    http://www.nictd.com/
    312.836.7000

    More Info on Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District (NICTD)

    Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District (NICTD)
    Ssline Logo 11498896

    The South South Shore Line has been connecting Chicago, Gary, Michigan City, South Bend and everything in between since 1908.

    Products and Press Releases

    Metropolitan Council
    A rendering of the Hopkins station on the Southwest LRT route in Minnesota.
    Management

    FTA allocates more than $544 million through the CIG Program to seven transit projects

    Federal Transit Administration (FTA)
    Dec. 18, 2020
    Two of the projects have Full Funding Grant Agreements in place while five projects are advancing towards readiness to receive a construction grant agreement.
    NICTD
    Ssl Maskup Sign
    Rail

    South Shore Line mask optional car provides truce among commuters

    Sept. 30, 2020
    The South Shore Line reports mask complaints have dramatically decreased following introduction of mask optional cars.
    Infrastructure

    NICTD’s Double Track project cleared to enter engineering phase of CIG Program

    Feb. 12, 2020
    The project will install a second mainline track to reduce travel time between northwest Indiana and Chicago.
    City of Valparaiso
    The new shuttle service is free through Oct. 31.
    Bus

    South Shore Line and Valparaiso partner on new shuttle service

    Aug. 5, 2019
    The shuttle connects riders between the ChicaGo Dash parking lot and the Dune Park station in about half an hour.

    Articles & News

    NICTD
    NICTD secured a $27.5 million RRIF loan for its South Shore Double Track Project.
    Infrastructure

    NICTD secures $27.5 million RRIF loan for Double Track Project

    Mischa Wanek-Libman
    Dec. 27, 2022
    The project will build nearly 18 miles of double track between Gary and Michigan City, Ind.
    Office of Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb
    Officials used spike mauls to drive gold spikes into ties to mark the start of construction of the South Shore Double Track NWI project on June 21.
    Infrastructure

    Construction begins for ‘game changing’ South Shore Line Double Track project

    Mischa Wanek-Libman
    June 21, 2022
    Railroad, regional, state and federal officials helped mark the occasion for the project that will span nearly 27 miles.
    NICTD
    NICTD will extend its South Shore Line eight miles south with the West Lake Corridor Commuter Rail Project.
    Infrastructure

    West Lake Corridor project receives $203.3 million RRIF loan

    Mischa Wanek-Libman
    June 20, 2022
    The eight-mile track extension will bring faster and more reliable service to the Chicago area, while expanding multi-modal travel options.
    NICTD
    A rendering of the Michigan City 11th Street Station and Garage that is part of the South Shore Double Track project.
    Infrastructure

    FTA, NICTD sign $173 million FFGA for South Shore Double Track project

    Mischa Wanek-Libman
    Jan. 8, 2021
    The commuter rail project will construct a 26.6-mile second track between Gary and Michigan City.
    NICTD
    President of NICTD Michael Noland wearing a mask in a file photo from this summer.
    Safety & Security

    South Shore Line discontinues ‘mask noncompliance’ car

    Mischa Wanek-Libman
    Nov. 18, 2020
    The cars had been a way to avoid conflict between riders who were not in compliance with face coverings, but a statewide mask mandate has brought the option to an end.
    Gov. Eric Holcomb/Twitter
    State and local officials break ground on the West Lake Corridor Project on Oct. 28, 2020.
    Infrastructure

    South Shore West Lake Corridor project breaks ground, finalizes $345.5 million FFGA

    Mischa Wanek-Libman
    Oct. 29, 2020
    The rail project will extend NICTD’s South Shore Line 7.8 miles from Hammond to Dyer, Ind.
    Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District
    A rendering of the NICTD Double Track Project in Michigan City, Ind.
    Infrastructure

    FTA allocates $400 million to four rail transit projects

    Mischa Wanek-Libman
    Aug. 27, 2020
    The funding is being allocated through the CIG Program for projects in Arizona, Indiana, Missouri and New Jersey.