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The Dan Rabin Transit Plaza in Hammond closed June 30, when Hammond's easygo bus service ended, leaving regular public transit commuters stranded.

Region's bus experiment breaks down

Commuters board a Pace bus that pulled up behind one of Hammond's easygo buses Saturday at the Dan Rabin Transit Plaza. Hammond's easygo bus service ended Saturday leaving regular commuters who used the buses without bus service.

Region's bus experiment breaks down

Ferna Tyler, of Hammond, rides an easygo bus Saturday for the final day. The easygo service ended after Saturday leaving regular public transit commuters like Tyler without a ride.

Region's bus experiment breaks down

Bus driver Donna Anderson waits while easygo Blue Line riders board Saturday at the Dan Rabin Transit Plaza.

Region's bus experiment breaks down

Bus driver Donna Anderson, of East Chicago, checks on riders Saturday morning in the rearview mirror of her easygo bus. The easygo service ended after Saturday "This effects everybody," Anderson said. She had driven the bus for two years.

Region's bus experiment breaks down

Easygo bus driver Dedra Watkins waits for riders to board Saturday at the Dan Rabin Transit Plaza. Hammond's easygo bus service that ran routes to five different cities in Lake County and one into Chicago ended Saturday.

Transportation: Public transit ailing in Northwest Indiana

Riders take their last trip on the easygo Lake Transit bus system on June 30. The shutdown of the service has damaged hopes for a regional mass transit system in Northwest Indiana.

Transportation: Public transit ailing in Northwest Indiana

Buses line up for the last runs of easygo Lake Transit on June 30 at the Dan Rabin Transit Plaza in Hammond. The closing of the bus service has damaged hopes for a regional mass transit system in Northwest Indiana.

Porter County Fair wrap

Kristin Fabry, of Tecumseh, Okla., stands on a platform to groom River, one of the Clydesdale horses, on Sunday, the last day of the 2010 Porter County Fair.