Service on the
South Shore commuter line was suspended for most of the day on Saturday
following the derailment of a passenger train at the Carroll Ave. Station in
Michigan City.
The Northern
Indiana Commuter Transportation District (NICTD) first reported the
derailment at 5:26 a.m. via its text-alert service. Although NICTD initially
said that a freight train had derailed, it corrected that statement later in
an update.
At 8:37 a.m.
Saturday NICTD announced that all train service had been indefinitely
suspended, possibly for the remainder of the day. At 6:08 p.m. it announced
that service had resumed, with westbound train No. 508 running 35 to 45
minutes late from Carroll Ave.
No one was injured
in the derailment, which the AP reported had occurred while an empty
passenger train was being moved into position. Some track and overhead wire
were also damaged in the incident, the AP said.