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Appropriations
Congressman Pete Visclosky
Proudly Representing Indiana’s 1st Congressional District
2256 Rayburn Building 7895 Broadway, Suite A
Washington, D.C. Merrillville, IN  46410
TELE:  202-225-2461 TELE:  219-795-1844
http://www.house.gov/visclosky
 
South Shore Commuter Rail Capital Reinvestment Plan, Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District
 
Amount Requested: $5,000,000
The funding will be used by the Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District (NICTD) to continue with its design/build of new centralized traffic control and power distribution systems.  The existing systems are more than 75 years old and must be replaced.  NICTD operates more than 12,800 trains annually carrying more than 4.2 million passengers to high paying Chicago jobs.  Riders return in excess of $225 million in salaries and wages to Northwest Indiana.  To maintain this service, the signal and power distribution systems must be replaced.  
Recipient Address: Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District, 33 East U.S. Highway 12, Chesterton, IN 46304
 
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Updated: April 2, 2009
 

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