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Michigan City ... Changes to the new traffic signals on 11th St. The second set of lights have been removed. Only the lights on the far side of each intersection remain. Pictures at Franklin, Washington and Wabash Sts 20230625-11thSt-Franklin.jpg 20230625-11thSt-Washington.jpg 20230625-11thSt-Wabash...

In Gary EJ&E 765 parked near Gary Metro has been cleaned up and repainted. It caught by eye when I drove by so I stopped and took a few pictures. While I was there one of the people involved in the clean up stopped by to take a look at the new paint. 20230527-EJE765.jpg The work is being done by "D...

Work began on the brick treatment for Washington St this week (and the lane divider south of 11th St). Scheduled as a three week closure. Green St kinda opened this week ... Amtrak still has their crossing blocked on Chicago St so Green is open to local traffic only. The concrete barriers have been ...

Elsewhere along the line --- 20230610-BeverlyShores.jpg One of the old platform signs has been mounted to the back of the station building at Beverly Shores. 20230610-GaryTaylorSt.jpg Taylor St in Gary (under I-80/90 Toll Rd) is getting a quick weekend update. This is a one weekend closure. 20230610...

Dune Acres (Mineral Springs Rd) on Saturday - Crossing construction completed. A lot smoother than the pre-construction crossing. 20230610-DuneAcres1.jpg 20230610-DuneAcres2.jpg 20230610-DuneAcres3.jpg Just east of the crossing a manual crossover between new Main 2 and the old Main (new North Bally ...

Michigan City on Saturday - Franklin St has reopened. (Washington has not yet closed.)
Fresh asphalt and vehicles crossing have not kept the bricks clean.

Not much to talk about this week. No new crossings reopened ... I'm thinking there might be a delay in asphalt again (which will affect the work in progress at Mineral Springs Rd if they can't get asphalt to fill in where they removed the crossing for the two new tracks). Gary: The first segment of ...

E&W's side of the story, from the Federal Register: According to E&W, until recently, it was the exclusive service provider on the Line, pursuant to a trackage rights agreement (Agreement) with FC. E&W states that the Agreement expired on March 15, 2023, and, on the same day, Patriot Rail Company, L...

I was under the impression that the sections the South Shore and Pioneer operated were simply leased while the one OOS segment from Dillion to Walkerton just sat not used (condemned bridge south of Dillon). The South Shore owns the track from the end of track south of Dillon to the north and into K...

From the Federal Register: Rochester & Erie Railway, LLC (RERY), a noncarrier, has filed a verified notice of exemption pursuant to 49 CFR 1150.31 to operate 11.7 miles of rail line between milepost I-108.6 near Argos and milepost I-96.9 at Rochester, in Marshall and Fulton Counties, Ind. (the Line)...

In Gary EJ&E 765 parked near Gary Metro has been cleaned up and repainted. It caught by eye when I drove by so I stopped and took a few pictures. While I was there one of the people involved in the clean up stopped by to take a look at the new paint. 20230527-EJE765.jpg The work is being done by "De...

Highlights heading west ... First stop, the new intermediate signal east of Furnessville. Photo taken from the Calumet Trail. 20230527-Furnessville413.jpg A quick stop at Ogden Dunes where the overhead catenary supports have been replaced. Steel posts and beams where the new platform will be built ....

Fancy paving in progress in Michigan City at Franklin St: Poured concrete base with pavers placed in the intersection with a different pattern for the pavers placed as crosswalks.

Official update posted today: https://www.doubletrack-nwi.com/construction/next-steps/may-2023-update "NICTD plans to run revenue service trains on the new rail in Michigan City in late summer 2023. At that time, NICTD’s bus bridge will change to run from Dune Park Station to Gary Metro Center Stati...

I was too. And I also corrected Y@ when he incorrectly used “fiancé” for his fiancée. I assume you know who you are talking about. I wouldn't have made the correction because I wouldn't assume a poster was male (could be a woman talking about marrying her boyfriend) or gay (could be a man talking a...

Over in Miller, Track 1 through the new station is looking good (although it ends before Lake St). 20230521-MillerStation.jpg 7th St on the west edge of Miller closed for reconstruction. Looking west first, then east: 20230521-Miller7thSt-WB.jpg 20230521-Miller7thSt-EB.jpg The segment of track in Mi...

A quick stop at SR 49 overlooking Dune Park Looking west at Waverly Rd, SouthShore Freight snakes though what will be an interlocking some day.

This week in Michigan City ... More concrete poured in the 11th St and Franklin intersection. Hopefully they can get the asphalt and decorative asphalt to finish the crossing. It is due to open on the 30th. New crossing protection was added (overhead cantilever) at the US 12 crossing last weekend. P...

The string of cars passing Beverly Shores. 20230514-BeverlyShores.jpg And now passing Michigan City's 11th St platform. Such a case is becoming harder as the train was traveling 20-25 MPH (stopping for grade crossings - only the "island" circuit is working at most crossings). 20230514-MichiganCity.j...

Heading east, the next stop is at Mineral Springs Rd where the new double track is being built south of the existing main track. 20230514-DuneAcres.jpg At Waverly Rd the new track is being laid to the west. 20230514-EastBailly.jpg At Dune Park trains continue to pass the platform on the completed ga...