CSX freight car derails in Gary; crossings closed

GARY | A CSX freight train derailed Monday morning in Gary, closing crossings near 9th Avenue from Chase to Madison streets, police said.

New restaurant to offer home cooking with a twist

VALPARAISO | The city is getting a new restaurant, but this one is more likely to be popular with the softball crowd at Fairgrounds Park than the diners in Valparaiso's downtown dining district.

29-year-old Gary man dies after being struck by train

GARY | A Gary man was struck and killed by a train Saturday afternoon, and police and railroad security personnel are investigating why he was near railroad tracks.

Train conductor suing CSX in connection with January crash

A train conductor, who was injured when three freight trains crashed northeast of Valparaiso in January, is suing CSX Transportation Inc. in connection with the incident.

Intermodal now appears to be a reality

Just days after securing an easement for a rail line, the process for beginning construction of an intermodal facility at Kingsbury has begun.

Crews work nonstop to clear train wreck in Gary

GARY | The clanking of workers cleaning up the scene of a two-train collision echoed Monday afternoon throughout the Duneland Village Mobile Home Park.

Eight companies vie to build airport overpass

Eight construction companies submitted bids Jan. 12 to build a vehicle overpass for railroad tracks on Airport Road, with Superior Construction Co. Inc., of Gary, the apparent low bidder at $11.45 million.

PHIL WIELAND: Welcome to Indiana's high-speed malfunction junction

The focus of the high-speed train world in the Midwest suddenly is on the town of Porter. I hope the attention doesn't go to the town's head.

Airport approves more contracts for expansion

GARY | The Gary/Chicago International Airport authority on Monday approved an agreement with railroad CSX Corp. that will allow it to construct a haul road to a key railroad intersection.

Indiana congressmen want action on airport expansion

GARY | Indiana's two U.S. senators and most of its House delegation have sent letters to CEOs of three of the nation's largest railroads emphasizing the need to move swiftly on finalizing agreements needed to expand Gary/Chicago International Airport.

Intermodal development given OK

LAPORTE | Construction of the extension of rail lines into Kingsbury Industrial Park for an intermodal facility could get under way next month.

Summer opening planned for East Chicago rail overpass

EAST CHICAGO | The concrete deck was poured this week in anticipation of a summer opening for the long-awaited bridge over a busy set of downtown railroad tracks.

Railroad safety blitz targets tracks in Dyer

DYER | Enforcement agents spread the word about the risks of trespassing on railroad property Tuesday while monitoring the CSX tracks near U.S. 30 in Dyer.

Gary airport OKs rail agreement pushing expansion forward

GARY | The Gary/Chicago International Airport Authority on Monday approved a landmark agreement clearing the way for airport expansion.

Gary airport to ask RDA for $30 million

The Gary/Chicago International Airport Authority is submitting an application to the Northwest Indiana Regional Development Authority for $30 million in funding for a vehicle overpass and other work needed to move two railroad tracks blocking airport expansion.

EDITORIAL: Build a better route to airport

The Gary/Chicago International Airport Authority is spending more than $600,000 to design a highway overpass to carry traffic over railroad tracks relocated for a runway expansion and to eliminate a source of frustration for drivers.

Gary airport wants to build highway/rail overpass

The Gary/Chicago Airport Authority on Thursday voted to spend $609,689 to design a highway overpass that would carry traffic over railroad tracks moved for runway expansion and eliminate a train-snarled crossing.

Feds approve railroad quiet zones

SOUTH HOLLAND | Five railroad crossings, two in South Holland and three in Thornton, have officially been designated as quiet zones by the Federal Railroad Administration.

CSX to beautify Riverdale resource center

RIVERDALE | Village President Deyon L. Dean will announce a major beautification project sponsored by the CSX Corp. and the City Year National Service Organization at 10 a.m. today at the Riverdale Community Resource Center, 13725 S. Wabash Ave.

Video - Lawsuit filed over train-minivan wreck

Times Reporter Dan Hinkel explains a lawsuit that blames the CSX railroad company for a train-minivan wreck in Hammond that killed two children and their mother.