PORTER, Ind. — Work to double track the South Shore Line through Michigan City, Ind., should be completed by Thanksgiving, Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District officials told the district’s board of trustees at a Monday meeting.
The Times of Northwest Indiana reports that overall, the double-track work between Gary, Ind., and Michigan City is more than one-third complete, while about 10% of the work is done on the West Lake Corridor project, which is building a new 8-mile-long South Shore spur line to Dyer, Ind.
The board also approved purchases of $4.6 million for 20 auxiliary power supply units for its bilevel rail cars; $1.5 million to upgrade central processing units needed on railcars for positive train control; and $440,000 on 60 Wabtec air dryers for railcar braking systems.
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