Projects in Indiana

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Indiana Gateway
$71.4 million of stimulus funds will upgrade 29.3 miles of track from the Illinois-Indiana state line to the city of Porter.

Commuter rail Indianapolis
During 2008 plans began to emerge for a small “start-up” commuter rail line in Indianapolis. The initial goal would be a small, single-tracked commuter line going from Indianapolis Union Station north along Nickel Plate tracks to Fishers, at a cost of roughly $50-200 million. As of now the main goal is to create an initial commuter rail line to serve as a basic “starter” that will catalyze future commuter rail expansion.

Evansville passenger train
State Senator Dennis Avery (D-Evansville), had provisions for a $300,000 feasibility study of passenger rail service from Chicago to Evansville added to Senate Bill 374 (early 2009). The bill passed in both the Senate and the House of Representatives.

South Shore Line expansion to Lowell and/or Valparaiso
The South Shore Line has two plans under study and has applied for federal funding under the New Starts program for both of them. The roughly 50-mile route would cost between $800 million and $1.1 billion. However, the Valparaiso branch was not predicted to garner sufficient riders to justify its cost and was dropped. The Lowell branch meets New Starts limits for cost effectiveness and is under consideration.

South Shore Line improved service to South Bend
As part of South Bend Regional Airport's modernization program, SBRA is seeking to relocate the South Shore Line trains that currently go into the airport to a more direct route.