A host of state and local dignitaries, including the governor of Indiana, a U.S. senator and two Congressional representatives, celebrated the South Shore Line’s new Double Track service Monday.
The new schedule includes 14 more weekday trains than before, as well as reduced travel times.
Budgeted as a $650 million project – though Noland said it could wind up closer to $600 million – Double Track’s second set of tracks between Gary and Michigan City has made faster and more reliable service on the South Shore Line possible, speakers said.He praised the bipartisan cooperation in Indianapolis and Washington, D.C., that made the South Shore Line’s largest-ever projects possible.
Congressman Rudy Yakym, who represents the congressional district that includes South Bend, called Dan Huge, the state’s public finance director, an “unsung hero” for putting together the projects’ financial packages. The Double Track’s final cost could wind up close to $600 million instead of the projected $650 million, Noland said, because the railroad has watched expenses carefully and has held change orders to under 2% of the project’s cost.
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