Expanded bus service

Lamar Jones, right, 30, of Hammond, takes the bus to get from work to physical therapy, Monday in Munster. A new bus route crafted by the Northwest Indiana Regional Bus Authority drops Jones off right in front of his appointment, whereas before he had to walk at least a mile, depending on th…

Expanded bus service

After some confusion, Serrina Hampton, right, and Shawn Clark, both of Hammond, found their way to a new Blue Line bus to get to Hammond City Hall. Monday was the first day of new and expanded routes offered by Northwest Lake County Transit Services, which took over Hammond bus service in Ja…

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"I can breathe!" shouts bus driver Sabrina Lee, right, of Gary during the ten minute break the new expanded bus service offers her and her colleague Theresa King, left, during a stop in the Wal-Mart parking lot in Hammond, IN, Monday, August 7, 2010. The Northwest Indiana Regional Bus Author…

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A bus stops to unload and pick up passengers at the Dan Rabin Plaza in Hammond, IN, Monday, August 2, 2010. The Northwest Indiana Regional Bus Authority expanded its bus service effective Monday to as far as the government center in Crown Point, IN.

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Anthony Davis of Hammond, IN, waits for a bus to arrive while viewing a new schedule at the Rabin Travel Plaza Monday, August 2, 2010 in Hammond, IN. The Northwest Indiana Regional Bus Authority expanded its bus service effective Monday to as far as the government center in Crown Point, IN.

Expanded bus service

Passengers wait in line to get on a blue line bus at the Dan Rabin Plaza in Hammond. The Northwest Lake County Transit Services buses are emblazoned with the EasyGo label of the Northwest Indiana Regional Bus Authority.

New bus routes

"I can breathe!" bus driver Sabrina Lee, of Gary, shouts during a break Monday in the Walmart parking lot in Hammond. The Gary woman pilots a bus for Lake County Transit Services, which replaced Hammond Transit. It launched new and expanded routes Monday that now take riders to the Lake Coun…

Expanded bus service

Daryll Young, of Calumet City, leaves the Dan Rabin Transit Plaza on a new Red Line route in Hammond. The Northwest Indiana Regional Bus Authority expanded its bus service Monday and now offers a route to the Hegewisch neighborhood on Chicago's Southeast Side.