How nice for the people of northwest Indiana to have options. Because of higher gas prices:
They're already riding the rails more. The South Shore Line, which runs between South Bend and Randolph Street in Chicago, has seen a nearly 12 percent rise in passengers from January to April in 2006 compared with the same period last year.
John Parsons, of the Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District, which operates the suburban line, said ridership was 1.3 million for the first four months this year, up 13 percent.
And that means fewer empty seats. Parsons said passengers will typically be standing on inbound trains after south suburban Hegewisch.
You remember trains. They stopped downtown. You got on them. They took you places.
