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Indiana

7 buyers · 16 tenders · checked 2026-10-07

NICTD's South Shore Line projects are finished; open work is substation modernisation, port rail yards and federally funded crossing overpasses.

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0Metro systems operating
7Buyers tracked
16Tenders tracked
11Cities tracked
Live pipeline
NICTD Traction Power Substation Modernization Project (open to 5 November 2026, no value published); NICTD FTA state of good repair grant $82.2m (to April 2030); three FRA Railroad Crossing Elimination grants totalling $51.5m (Fort Wayne $23.2m, Elkhart $19.8m, Schererville $8.5m); Mount Vernon rail yard and transload facility $16m project with $11.2m MARAD grant; INDOT Industrial Rail Service Fund FY27 round opens 19 October 2026 (awards of up to $250,000 each on the FY26 list)
Technology areas
Track & civil, Electrification, Rolling-stock hardware, Signalling & train control, Predictive maintenance

Key figures

Both big NICTD projects in serviceTwo projects in service: Double Track NWI (May 2024) and Monon Corridor (31 March 2026)NICTD completed the Gary-Michigan City second track (14 more weekday trains) and the 8-mile West Lake/Monon Corridor branch with four new stations; the next phase named on its Special Projects page is the South Bend airport realignment
2 sources · all primary
  • ● South Shore Line (NICTD) - Special Projects · Special Projects page: Double Track NWI complete May 2024, West Lake Corridor complete, South Bend airport realignment, New Carlisle station feasibility study (published 2026 · checked 2026-10-07)
  • ● South Shore Line (NICTD) - Monon Corridor 101 · Monon Corridor (formerly West Lake Corridor): 8-mile extension, four stations, service from 31 March 2026, Quiet Zone approved 26 February 2026 (published 2026 · checked 2026-10-07)
Two FTA grant agreements$527,536,955Sum of the two FTA full funding grant agreement obligations to NICTD: West Lake Corridor $354,572,704 (signed 9 November 2020) and Double Track NWI $172,964,251 (signed 21 January 2021), per USAspending.gov
2 sources · all primary
Double Track total cost$649.5mDouble Track NWI total project cost per the FHWA project profile, funded by FTA CIG ($173.0m), American Rescue Plan ($24.5m), a $27.5m RRIF loan, state ($341.5m across two lines), the Northwest Indiana RDA ($43.3m) and local sources
1 source · primary
State short-line grants are small12 awards, $187,500 to $250,000 eachINDOT Industrial Rail Service Fund FY26 awards to Class II and III railroads and a railroad port authority; the FY27 round opens 19 October 2026 and closes 20 November 2026; the FY27 Railroad Grade Crossing Fund list shows 17 awards totalling $696,167.48
3 sources · all primary
Three crossing-elimination grants$51,470,777Sum of three FRA Railroad Crossing Elimination awards to Fort Wayne ($23,200,000), Elkhart ($19,818,219) and Schererville ($8,452,558), each for a road overpass
3 sources · all primary
Mount Vernon rail yard$16m project, $11,249,000 MARAD grantPorts of Indiana Mount Vernon rail yard and transload facility (about 20,000 feet of track, five transload zones), announced 15 November 2024 under the MARAD Port Infrastructure Development Program
1 source · primary

Buyers

BuyerTypeTendersContracts awarded
Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation DistrictTransit authority104
Ports of IndianaDevelopment authority20
City of ElkhartOther10
City of Fort WayneOther10
Indiana Department of Transportation - Rail Programs OfficeState DOT10
Town of Schererville Public Works DepartmentOther10
Northwest Indiana Regional Development AuthorityDevelopment authority00

Tenders

TenderBuyerStatusValue bandNext key date
NICTD traction power substation modernisationNICTD (South Shore Line)Openvalue not published on the solicitationCloses November 2026
NICTD 100 Series APS unitsNICTD (South Shore Line)Awarded$5–25mAwarded July 2025
Double Track NWI second track programmeNICTD (South Shore Line)In execution$500m–1bn
West Lake Corridor design-buildNICTD (South Shore Line)In execution$500m–1bn
Double Track NWI Project One contractNICTD (South Shore Line)In execution$100–500m
Double Track NWI FTA full funding grantNICTD (South Shore Line)In execution$100–500mAwarded January 2021
West Lake Corridor FTA full funding grantNICTD (South Shore Line)In execution$100–500mAwarded November 2020
Burns Harbor multimodal railyards and docksPorts of IndianaIn execution$25–100m
NICTD FTA state of good repair grantNICTD (South Shore Line)In execution$25–100mAwarded September 2025
NICTD FTA formula grant 2022NICTD (South Shore Line)In execution(federal grant)Awarded August 2022
NICTD FTA formula grant 2023NICTD (South Shore Line)In execution(federal grant)Awarded September 2023
INDOT CRISI CFE line rehabilitationINDOT Rail ProgramsIn execution$5–25mAwarded September 2023
Fort Wayne rail overpass crossing eliminationFort WaynePlanned$5–25m
Elkhart Hively Avenue overpassElkhartPlanned$5–25m
Mount Vernon rail yard and transload facilityPorts of IndianaPlanned$5–25m
Schererville grade-separated crossingScherervillePlanned$5–25m

Cities

CityNetwork statusNetworks
Hammondoperational - South Shore Line Lakeshore Corridor calls at Hammond Gateway; the Monon Corridor branch to Munster/Dyer opened 31 March 2026 with Hammond Gateway and South Hammond stationsSouth Shore Line Lakeshore Corridor; South Shore Line Monon Corridor
Garyoperational - South Shore Line stations at Gary/Chicago Airport and Gary Metro Center on the double-tracked Lakeshore CorridorSouth Shore Line Lakeshore Corridor
Michigan Cityoperational - South Shore Line 11th Street and Carroll Avenue stations; the street-running track on 10th and 11th Streets was moved off the roadway by Double Track NWI, in service May 2024South Shore Line Lakeshore Corridor
South Bendoperational - South Shore Line terminus at South Bend International Airport; a station realignment from the terminal's east side to its west side is in developmentSouth Shore Line Lakeshore Corridor
Chestertonoperational - NICTD's administrative office and board room are at 33 East US Highway 12; Dune Park is the nearby South Shore Line stationSouth Shore Line Lakeshore Corridor
Indianapolisno passenger rail service - INDOT's Rail Programs Office sits here; the Hoosier State to Chicago ran until 30 June 2019 and an FRA Corridor ID grant covers possible Indianapolis-Chicago reinstatement
Portagefreight - Ports of Indiana-Burns Harbor on Lake Michigan, with its port office at 6625 S Boundary Dr; a multimodal project added railyards and rail-served docks
Mount Vernonfreight - Ports of Indiana-Mount Vernon on the Ohio River, handling more than 40,000 railcars a year; rail yard and transload facility funded by a MARAD grant
Fort Waynefreight - Norfolk Southern grade crossing being eliminated by a federally funded overpass under an FRA Railroad Crossing Elimination grant
Elkhartfreight - Hively Avenue grade crossing overpass funded by an FRA Railroad Crossing Elimination grant
Scherervillefreight - grade-separated crossing and road widening on a Norfolk Southern line funded by an FRA Railroad Crossing Elimination grant

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