December 2011
Sun Mon Tues Wed Thur Fri Sat
  1


 2 3
Extra EB: 4:25pm Millennium
4:28pm Van Buren
Hegewisch to Michigan City
4  Chicago Bears
vs Chiefs
504 (10:09a), 606 (11:03a)
WB and 507 (4:49p) EB
stop at 18th St
 5


 6 7 8
 
CTC Active to CP 3.0
 
 9 10
Extra EB: 4:25pm Millennium
4:28pm Van Buren
Hegewisch to Michigan City
11 12


 13 14 15 16 17
Extra EB: 4:25pm Millennium
4:28pm Van Buren
Hegewisch to Michigan City
18  Chicago Bears
vs Seahawks
504 (10:09a), 606 (11:03a)
WB and 507 (4:49p) EB
stop at 18th St
 19


 20 21 22 23
Extra EB: 2:00pm Millennium
2:03pm Van Buren
Hegewisch to Michigan City
 24  Christmas Eve
25  Christmas Day 26
Weekend Schedule
 27


 28 29 30
Extra EB: 2:00pm Millennium
2:03pm Van Buren
Hegewisch to Michigan City
 31  New Year's Eve
 Chicago Bears - Schedule and game times subject to change. Check the Bears Website for the current football schedule.
 Temporary Schedule Change - Weekday trains 205, 207 and 20 remain on a temporary schedule (since October 10th) to relieve congestion during work at Kensington Interlocking.
 (205 is departing Chicago and running 30 minutes later, 207 is departing Chicago and running 16 minutes later and 20 is departing on time and arriving 7 minutes later Kensington to Millenium Park.)

January 2012
Sun Mon Tues Wed Thur Fri Sat
1  New Year's Day 2
Weekend Schedule
 3


 4 5 6 7
8


 9
Fare Increase Hearing
South Bend Airport
7:30pm ET
 10
Fare Increase Hearing
Gary Metro Center
6:30pm CT
 11
Fare Increase Hearing
NICTD Offices
Chesterton
7:00pm CT
 12
Fare Increase Hearing
Hammond Public Library
7:00pm CT
 13
Kensington Interlocking
Signal work through Sunday

CANCELLED
 14
Kensington Interlocking
Signal work through Sunday
begins at 9:15pm CT Fri
CANCELLED
15
Kensington Interlocking
Signal work through Sunday

CANCELLED
 16
Fare Increase Hearing
Michigan City Hall
7:00pm CT
 17


 18 19 20
Kensington Interlocking
Signal work through Sunday
 21
Kensington Interlocking
Signal work through Sunday
begins at 9:15pm CT Fri
22
Kensington Interlocking
Signal work through Sunday
 23
Kensington Interlocking
"Delays up to 15 minutes"
Posted 4:20pm-7:00pm CT
 24 25 26


 27
NICTD Board Meeting
NICTD Offices
Chesterton
10:00am CT
 28
Kensington Interlocking
Signal work through Sunday
begins at 9:00pm CT Fri
29
Kensington Interlocking
Signal work through Sunday


 30


 31  
 Temporary Schedule Change - Weekday trains 205, 207 and 20 remain on a temporary schedule (since October 10th) to relieve congestion during work at Kensington Interlocking.

February 2012
Sun Mon Tues Wed Thur Fri Sat
  1  Metra Fare Increase
(Affects fares between Hegewisch and Chicago.)
 2


 3 4
5 6


 7 8 9 10  Chicago Auto Show
10am-10pm
McCormick Place Service
 11  Chicago Auto Show
10am-10pm
12  Chicago Auto Show
10am-10pm
 13  Chicago Auto Show
10am-10pm
McCormick Place Service
 14  Chicago Auto Show
10am-10pm
McCormick Place Service
 15  Chicago Auto Show
10am-10pm
McCormick Place Service
NICTD Fare Increase
5% Increase on all tickets
 16  Chicago Auto Show
10am-10pm
McCormick Place Service
 17  Chicago Auto Show
10am-10pm
McCormick Place Service
 18  Chicago Auto Show
10am-10pm
19  Chicago Auto Show
10am-8pm
 20


 21 22 23 24 25
26 27


 28 29  
 Temporary Schedule Change - Weekday trains 205, 207 and 20 ended the temporary schedule on February 15th used to relieve congestion during work at Kensington Interlocking.
 Schedule Change February 15th - Trains no longer stop at 115th St / Kensington Station, Weekend Train 513 becomes 613 and no longer serves South Bend. 5% Fare Increase.
 Chicago Auto Show - Weekday Trains (14, 214, 116, 216, 18, 118, 218 and 20 inbound and 109, 209, 11, 117, 19, 119 and 121 outbound) stop at McCormick Place. (Normal weekend stops.)

March 2012
Sun Mon Tues Wed Thur Fri Sat
  1


 2 3
4 5


 6 7 8 9 10
11 12


 13 14 15 16 17  St Patricks Day
Alcohol Prohibited
18 19


 20 21 22 23 24
25 26


 27 28 29 30 31

April 2012
Sun Mon Tues Wed Thur Fri Sat
1
Millennium Station
Trains using Metra 5 & 6
Wire work on upper level.
 2


 3 4 5 6  Good Friday
Normal Service
 7
8 9


 10 11 12 13 14
15
Millennium Station
Trains using Metra 5 & 6
Wire work on upper level.
 16


 17 18 19 20 21
Late Night Track Work
613 and 601 Eastbound
bused between Gary
and Ogden Dunes
22 23


 24 25 26 27 28
29 30


  

May 2012
Sun Mon Tues Wed Thur Fri Sat
  1


 2 3 4 5
6 7


 8 9 10 11 12
13 14


 15 16 17 18  NATO Summit
Alcohol Prohibited
May 18th-21st
 19  NATO Summit
McCormick Place and
Museum Campus
Stations Closed
20  NATO Summit
McCormick Place and
Museum Campus
Stations Closed
SECURITY RESTRICTIONS
 21  NATO Summit
Seven WB trains cancelled
(All 11am-7pm WB)
Four EB trains cancelled
SECURITY RESTRICTIONS
 22


 23 24 25 26
27 28  Memorial Day 29


 30 31  
 NATO Summit - National Security Event at McCormick Place. (May 18th-19th G8 Summit moved to Camp David.)
Announced April 17th by the US Secret Service: Trains will run. Details announced May 14th and updated May 16th.
No Alcohol May 18th-May 21st. No food, liquids, bags over 15x15x4 inches (limit 1), tools, pipes, stakes, weapons of any kind on May 20th-21st.
"Due to the heightened security presence, any significant threat or onboard disruption will result in the train being rejected from the McCormick place red zone and reversed to its origination point with intermediate stops."
Saturday/Sunday Station Closures: McCormick Place and 11th St. Monday Station Closures: 63rd St and 11th St.
Monday Trains Cancelled: 214, 116, 216, 18, 118, 218, 20 WB - 205, 207, 209, 215 EB

June 2012
Sun Mon Tues Wed Thur Fri Sat
  1  Obama Visit
at Cultural Center
4pm-7pm
Some entrances closed
at Millennium Station
 2
Kensington Interlocking
Ladder Track Replacement
3 4


 5 6 7 8  Blues Fest
No Alcohol after 7pm
 9  Blues Fest
Alcohol Prohibited
Schedule Change
Minor changes
10  Blues Fest
Alcohol Prohibited
 11


 12 13 14 15 16
17 18


 19 20 21 22 23
24 25


 26 27 28 29 30
 Schedule Change June 9th - Minor adjustments to weekday 118 and weekend 710. Weekend Train 613 becomes 513 and serves South Bend.

July 2012
Sun Mon Tues Wed Thur Fri Sat
1 2


 3 4  Independence Day 5 6 7 South Shore Air Show
Shuttles from Miller Station
8 South Shore Air Show
Shuttles from Miller Station
 9


 10 11 12 13  Taste of Chicago
No Alcohol after 7pm
 14  Taste of Chicago
Alcohol Prohibited
Extra EB: 7:00pm Millennium
Van Buren & 11th
Hegewisch to Michigan City
15  Taste of Chicago
Alcohol Prohibited
Extra EB: 5:45pm Millennium
Van Buren & 11th
Hegewisch to Michigan City
 16


 17 18 19 20 21
22 23


 24 25 26 27 28
29 30


 31  

August 2012
Sun Mon Tues Wed Thur Fri Sat
  1


 2 3  Lollapalooza
No Alcohol after 7pm
 4  Lollapalooza
Alcohol Prohibited
 
Super Boat Grand Prix
Shuttles from 11th St
5  Lollapalooza
Alcohol Prohibited
 
Super Boat Grand Prix
Shuttles from 11th St
 6


 7 8 9 10 11
12 13


 14 15 16 17 18  Air and Water Show
Alcohol Prohibited
19  Air and Water Show
Alcohol Prohibited
 20


 21 22 23 24 25
Ford City Bridge
New Bridge Placed
26 27


 28 29 30 31  Jazz Fest
No Alcohol after 7pm
  
 Chicago Bears - Check the Bears Website for the 2012 football schedule (when available).

September 2012
Sun Mon Tues Wed Thur Fri Sat
  1  Jazz Fest
Alcohol Prohibited
2  Jazz Fest
Alcohol Prohibited
 3  Labor Day 4


 5 6 7 8
Purdue at Notre Dame
Last westbound to
Chicago at 10:16pm ET
9 10


 11 12 13 14 15
16 17


 18 19 20 21 22
Michigan at Notre Dame
Last westbound to
Chicago at 10:16pm ET
23 24


 25 26 27 28 29
30


  
 Notre Dame Home Games - An extra train is expected to run from South Bend 90 minutes following each home game dropping passengers at all stops westbound to Chicago.

October 2012
Sun Mon Tues Wed Thur Fri Sat
  1


 2 3 4 5 6
Miami vs Notre Dame
@ Soldier Field
Last eastbound to
South Bend at 11:15pm CT
Last eastbound to
Michigan City at 12:45am CT
7  Chicago Marathon 8


 9
Ford City Bridge
Construction Delays		 10 11 12 13
Stanford at Notre Dame
Last westbound to
Chicago at 10:16pm ET
14 15


 16 17 18 19 20
BYU at Notre Dame
Last westbound to
Chicago at 10:16pm ET
21 22


 23 24 25
 Ford City Bridge
Track 1 Open
(Eastbound Main) 
 26 27
28 29


 30 31  
 Notre Dame Home Games - An extra train is expected to run from South Bend 90 minutes following each home game dropping passengers at all stops westbound to Chicago.

November 2012
Sun Mon Tues Wed Thur Fri Sat
  1
Ford City Bridge
Construction Delays		 2


 3
Pittsburgh at Notre Dame
Last westbound to
Chicago at 10:16pm ET
4 5


 6 7 8
 Ford City Bridge
Track 2 Open
(Westbound Main) 
 9 10
11 12


 13 14 15 16 17
Wake Forest at Notre Dame
Last westbound to
Chicago at 10:16pm ET
18 19


 20 21 22  Thanksgiving Day 23  (Black Friday) 24
25 26


 27 28 29 30  
 Notre Dame Home Games - An extra train is expected to run from South Bend 90 minutes following each home game dropping passengers at all stops westbound to Chicago.

December 2012
Sun Mon Tues Wed Thur Fri Sat
  1
2 3


 4 5 6 7 8
9 10


 11 12 13 14 15
16 17


 18 19 20 21 22
23 24  Christmas Eve 25  Christmas Day 26


 27 28 29
30


 31  New Year's Eve
No Alcohol after 7pm