Miller Station |
The station at Miller on the east side of Gary has grown from being a simple flag stop to being a major station on the South Shore line. A station building with a small enclosed shelter area was built in 1998 along the single track line. The building was replaced in 2024 by a modern station building serving a new double track high platform station with gauntlets. A new daytime passenger car storage yard is available to the east.
A connection track is available at the station for freight trains connecting between the South Shore and the CSX freight line in Miller. |
The new station building shortly after it opened for passenger use. (April 2024)
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Inside the new station building. (April 2024)
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The station building as seen from the Lake St entrance to the west parking lot. The new double track is to the right with the new west parking lot to the left. The small parking area to the right is available. (Jan 2024)
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The platforms and west parking lot as seen near the end of construction. (March 2024)
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Track 2 looking eastbound from the east end of the platform.
The CSX connection track is to the left. The old station was located to the left of the realigned connection track. (April 2024)
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Track 1 looking eastbound from the east end of the platform.
The station building is to the right with the passenger car storage yard and east passenger parking lot behind it on the east side of Lake St. (April 2024)
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Track 1 looking westbound from the east end of the platform. (April 2024)
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Track 2 looking westbound from the east end of the platform. (April 2024)
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Track 2 looking eastbound from the west end of the platform. (April 2024)
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Track 1 looking eastbound from the west end of the platform. (April 2024)
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Track 1 looking westbound from the wast end of the platform. (April 2024)
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Track 2 looking westbound from the wast end of the platform. (April 2024)
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Looking westbound at the west end of the gauntlet tracks and the back of the eastbound signals (CP 55.0) at the station. (April 2024)
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The signal for the CSX connection to join the main line at CP 55.0, just west of the station platform. The connection is now completely dispatcher controlled with a remote controlled derail. (April 2024)
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The track 1 gauntlet and platform as seen looking east from the track 2 platform. (April 2024)
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The location of the former alignment and station building north of the new tracks. (Dec 2023)
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CP 55.0 eastbound controlling the entrance to the station and gauntlets.
The signal to the left controls the exit from the passenger car storage yard. (Jan 2024)
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The lead to the passenger car storage yard looking east. The manual switch is used to access an unpowered storage track that can be used for MOW equipment. A remote controlled derail protects the main line from cars leaving the storage tracks. (Jan 2024)
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The CSX connection with a short storage siding to the right for engines and MOW equipment. The double track main line and storage yard is to the right. (Jan 2024)
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The switch for the passenger car storage yard shown aligned for an arriving train. A weekday eastbound train terminating at Miller will soon arrive and enter the yard. (July 2024)
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A string of cars wait in the yard for their next use as a westbound train (as seen from US 12 east of the station). (July 2024)
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A string of cars wait in the yard for their next use as a westbound train (as seen from the east station parking lot). (July 2024)
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An arriving eastbound train terminating at Miller enters the yard. (July 2024)
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A string of cars prepares to leave the yard as a westbound train. (July 2024)
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MOW equipment stored on the second track in the yard. (May 2024)
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MOW equipment stored on the second track in the yard. (November 2024)
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CSS 2007 pushes a train on the CSX connection. (August 2024)
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An eastbound train departs on track 2. (July 2024)
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The north entrance to the station with line map sign to the right of the door. (July 2024)
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A similar sign by the south station entrance shows points of interest in the Miller Beach business district. (October 2024)
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The roadside station sign on US 12 / US 20. (August 2024)
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A sign on the platform informs passengers of the arrival times of the next two trains. Additional information can also be displayed. (October 2024)
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The roadside station sign on US 12 / US 20 at night. (November 2024)
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The station building at night. (April 2024)
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| DOUBLE TRACK NORTHWEST INDIANA CONSTRUCTION |
The 1998 station closed September 15th, 2022, with busing replacing trains from August 6th, 2022 through April 8th, 2024. |
The former station and old US 12 (Dunes Highway) south of the station was demolished and cleared for construction of the double track high platform station with gauntlets. The parking lot has been expanded and modernized with additional parking available to the east of Lake Ave. (Dec 2022)
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The new station building under construction in an area east of the former parking lot on Dunes Highway. (Dec 2022)
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The storage yard under construction, looking east from the edge of the east passenger parking lot. Catenary was added to the main line tracks and one of the storage tracks and a fence now separates the yard from the parking lot. (Dec 2023)
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The storage yard under construction, looking west from US 12. The original alignment of US 12 (Dunes Highway) followed the South Shore track to the upper right where the yard was built. (Dec 2023)
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A second bridge (on the right of the two bridges) was added over the CSX main track east of the station. The picture on the left also shows the new S curve in US 12 as it goes around the east end of the storage track then turns south to meet US 20 at a T intersection.
Beyond these bridges are another pair of rail bridges over Old Hobart Rd. (October 2023) |
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1998 Flashback (Building demolished 2022)
This modern structure was on the east end of Gary. The building featured a waiting area with clear view of the trains. A single low level platform was available.
Parking was available trackside and across the street. This station served as a regular stop for South Shore trains.
Miller is also a freight interchange point between the South Shore and the CSX Toledo Line.
A siding just east of the station was used for the temporary storage of engines.
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