![“This project will deliver improved trip options, taking vehicles off the road and reducing harmful greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions," said Deputy Transportation Secretary Polly Trottenberg.](https://www.railwayage.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Commissioner-Trottenberg_headshot-1-scaled-1-315x168.jpeg)
USDOT: $27.5MM to Upgrade Indiana’s South Shore Line
The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) on Dec. 22 announced that its Build America Bureau (Bureau) has provided a $27.5 million Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing (RRIF) loan for a portion of the $649 million Double Track Project along a 26.6-mile segment of the South Shore Line between Gary and Michigan City, Ind.