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South Shore service outage
from Dune Park to South Bend

The second in a series of weekend construction South Shore service outages begins at 2:30 a.m. Saturday through 3 a.m. Monday, the Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District announced.

The outages will cause a temporary suspension of train service east of Dune Park Station to South Bend. Stations affected include South Bend, Hudson Lake, Carroll Avenue and 11th Street in Michigan City, and Beverly Shores.

All trains will run normal weekend service between Dune Park Station and Chicago.

During these weekend outages, passengers are encouraged to use Dune Park Station at Indiana 49 and U.S. 12 in Chesterton.

For weekend outage updates, visit www.nictd.com or call a pre-recorded weekend outage hotline, 219-878-1745.

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South Shore rail stops east of Dune Park will be closing

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CHESTERTON | Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District officials are urging travelers to use the Dune Park station this weekend and several other weekends this summer.

The trains will not be running between South Bend and Dune Park station in Chesterton beginning at 2:30 a.m on Saturday until 3 a.m Monday.

However, officials assure riders that all trains will be running normally between Chicago and Dune Park station.

The closure comes as part of an ongoing project to modernize the line between Michigan City and Gary.

In addition to this weekend, the line will be closed on the weekends of June 18 to 20 and July 16 to 18 as well as five other weekends throughout August and September.

Weekend outage updates can be found at www.nictd.com.

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South Shore Line will not be running bus or train service between South Bend and Dune Park Station from 2:30 a.m. Saturday through 3 a.m. Monday.

Stations affected by the service disruption include South Bend, Hudson Lake, Carroll Avenue and 11th Street in Michigan City and Beverly Shores.

All trains will run normal weekend service between Dune Park Station and Chicago.

The planned service disruption, one of several this summer and fall, allows for continued work on upgrading overhead wiring, part of a multi-million project to improve service.

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One part of this story is wrong, the July 23rd's weekend outage has been CANCELLED. There will be South Shore service on that weekend per NICTD.

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South Shore outage this weekend east of Dune Park station

South Shore outage this weekend east of Dune Park station

By Times Staff nwitimes.com | Posted: Thursday, July 14, 2011 8:44 am

The Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District is reminding South Shore riders about planned service outages this weekend for construction.

The South Shore line will not operate train or shuttle bus service in either direction between South Bend and the Dune Park station from 2:30 a.m. Saturday until 3 a.m. Monday.

All trains will run normal weekend service between the Dune Park station and Chicago.

Passengers are encouraged to use the Dune Park station station, which is located east of the intersection of Ind. 49 and U.S. 12 in Chesterton.

The outages are part of the final phase of the Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District's three-year, $18 million effort to modernize overhead wire between Michigan City and Gary.

Additional weekend outages are planned for the weekends of July 23, July 30, August 13, August 27, September 10 and September 24.

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Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District (NICTD) is alerting South Shore passengers and communities to the 7th in a series of planned temporary weekend construction outages that will cause a temporary suspension of train service east of Dune Park Station.

South Shore Line will not provide train or bus service between South Bend and Dune Park Station on the following weekends from 2:30 a.m. Saturday thru 3:00 a.m. Monday:

August 13-15 September 10-12
August 27-29 September 24-26

All trains will run normal weekend service between Dune Park Station and Chicago.

Stations affected by this outage include South Bend, Hudson Lake, Carroll Ave. and 11th St. in Michigan City, and Beverly Shores.

During these weekend outages passengers are encouraged to use Dune Park Station. It is conveniently located east of the intersection of SR 49 and US Highway 12 in Chesterton, approximately 2 miles north of I-94 (exit 26B) and 7 miles north of the Indiana Toll Rd (exit SR49 North). It is a modern station with a large, enclosed waiting area, restrooms, and parking.

NICTD is in the final year of a 3-year effort to modernize its overhead wire between Michigan City and Gary. The overhead wire, or catenary, supplies electricity for train propulsion. This $18M project will replace over 100 miles of electrical conductor, some of which dates back to the 1920s. This wire is old, brittle and subject to failure. These failures are the single leading cause of significant service disruptions and lengthy train delays.

The construction plan calls for our contractor to upgrade many of the components under traffic. However, the contractor must have uninterrupted weekend access to the track in order remove old wire and suspend new wire. Nearly all of Phase 2 work will be done in single track territory requiring temporary weekend service outages.

If someone is flying into either O'Hare or Midway they may still reach points in Indiana by using Coach USA. Coach USA provides bus transportation to and from Midway and O'Hare to various cities in northern Indiana including Michigan City, Notre Dame, Mishawaka and South Bend. For more information visit their website at www.coachusa.com

For weekend outage updates check back to our website www.nictd.com or call our pre-recorded weekend outage hotline 219-878-1745. NICTD apologizes for any inconvenience.

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Final South Shore construction outage planned Saturday

The South Shore commuter rail line will have its final temporary service outages for construction Saturday, representatives announced Thursday.

The South Shore line will not operate train or shuttle bus service in either direction between South Bend and the Dune Park station from 2:30 a.m. Saturday until 3 a.m. Sunday.

All trains will run normal weekend service between the Dune Park station and Chicago.

Beginning at 5:15 a.m. Sunday, normal weekend train service will resume between all scheduled stations from South Bend to Chicago .

The two previously-announced outages originally scheduled for September have been canceled, officials said.

Passengers are encouraged to use the Dune Park station station, which is located east of the intersection of Ind. 49 and U.S. 12 in Chesterton about 2 miles north of Interstate 94 and 7 miles north of the Indiana Toll Road. The modern station has a large, enclosed waiting area, restrooms and parking.

The outages marks the final phase of the Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District's three-year effort to modernize overhead wire between Michigan City and Gary. The overhead wire - or catenary - supplies electricity for train propulsion. The $18 million, three-year project will replace more than 100 miles of electrical conductor originally designed in the 1920s.

NICTD representatives said the wires are "old and brittle and subject to failure" and are the leading cause for service disruptions and delays.

For passengers flying into O'Hare International or Midway airports, they still can get to points in Indiana by using Coach USA, which provides bus transportation to and from Midway and O'Hare to various cities in northern Indiana. More information is available online at www.coachusa.com.

More information about the South Shore outages is available at www.nictd.com.

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NICTD moves forward with other improvements

NICTD General Manager Gerald Hanas reported the completion of the South Shore's $52.6 million overhead catenary cable project from Chicago to Michigan City. That project has eliminated train delays due to overhead catenary cable failures, Hanas said.

The trustees also voted to award three contracts. Performance Plus, of Gary, landed a five-year contract to provide cleaning services with a low bid of $115,500 per year. URS Corp., of Chicago, won a $245,254 contract to identify air wave spectrum the South Shore can purchase for implementing federally mandated train safety measures.

Teleweld Inc., of Streator, Ill., was the lone bidder on a project to install new automated station track signs and monitors at the South Shore terminus at Millennial Station, in Chicago. It's final bid of $124,475 was about one-half of the engineer's estimate for the project.

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