Service Advisory – International Manufacturing Technology Show

Sept. 9-14, 2024   To accommodate passengers attending theInternational Manufacturing Technology Showtaking place Sept. 9-14, 2024, at McCormick Place, the South Shore Line will be offering select train stops at McCormick Place Station. The following weekday trains will make special flag stops at McCormick Place Sept. 9-13, 2024: The following weekend trains will make special flag

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Letter From South Shore Line President Mike Noland

September 6, 2024 Dear South Shore Line Riders, We are now two weeks into the schedule revision that we implemented on August 20th, and I am happy to report that we have seen substantial improvement in the operation of our service. While our overall on-time performance is not yet up to our expectations, we are

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Board Meeting Notice – September 30, 2024

September 30, 202410:30am CST Dial 1-312-626-6799Webinar ID 881 8729 1474Passcode: 347987 MEETING NOTICEMonday, September 30, 2024 Executive Session – 10:00 A.M. The Board of Trustees of the Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District will meet in Executive Session on Monday, September 30. 2024, at 10:00 a.m. in the Board Room of the Administrative Office of the

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Service Advisory: Chicago Bears 2024 Soldier Field Service

To accommodate passengers attending Chicago Bears home football games, the South Shore Line plans to stop select trains at Metra’s 18th Street Station, which connects passengers directly to the Soldier Field entrance via a pedestrian walkway. As 18thSt. Station is not a regularly scheduled stop, SSL passengers utilizing 18thSt. for these events should purchase tickets for Museum

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Medical personnel and law enforcement ride free September 7-11, 2024

To show appreciation and to say thank you for their service to the community, the South Shore Line (SSL) is inviting all doctors, nurses, EMTs, paramedics, firefighters, other medical personnel, and law enforcement to ride the train free of charge Saturday, September 7, through Wednesday, September 11, 2024, on all Westbound and Eastbound weekday and

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Service Advisory: Heat Related Speed Restriction – August 27, 2024

The National Weather Service has issued an excessive heat warning for Northern Indiana effective Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024. The advisory warns of dangerously hot conditions with heat index values around or greater than 105 degrees. High temperatures can adversely impact track, overhead wire, and other mechanical components. Due to the extreme weather, the South Shore Line has

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Service Advisory: Labor Day September 2, 2024

The South Shore Line will operate a weekend/holiday train schedule in observance ofLabor Day, Monday, Sept. 2.Due to holiday events including the Chicago Jazz Festival taking place this week, thefollowing alcohol restrictions will be in place:

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Letter From South Shore Line President Mike Noland

August 23, 2024 Dear South Shore Line Riders, This past Tuesday, the South Shore Line implemented a revised train schedule. The changes in the new schedule reflect opportunities to improve our on-time performance that we identified over the past several months, as well as requests we received from the rider survey we published in late

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Temporary Busing: Aug. 23, 26, 27, 2024Temporary Busing

In order to accommodate bridge construction near Hammond Station, the South Shore Line will provide busing substitution for eastbound train passengers on Friday, Aug. 23; Monday, Aug. 26; and Tuesday, Aug. 27, between Hegewisch and Miller/Carroll Ave. stations. The temporary busing includes the following trains: Buses will arrive and depart with passengers to match the

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