SOUTH BEND — After nearly an entire Thanksgiving Day of suspended South Shore service because of rail damage, train lines are back up and running in time for the Black Friday rush. The first train leaves South Bend at 6:33 a.m. Friday.

Twenty-two rail breaks were scattered along approximately 10 miles of track. Mechanical failure of a wheel assembly on one of the cars of the 120-unit coal train caused the rail breaks along the track between the east entrance to ArcelorMittal and the LaPorte/Porter county line, according to Parsons.

South Shore Weekend Service Schedule

Complete Schedule and Fare Information: www.nictd.com or (800) 356-2079

• Friday, Nov. 28 - Normal weekday schedule.
• Saturday, Nov. 29 - Normal weekend schedule. Special Train: South Shore offers a special train departing Millennium Station at 5:45 p.m. making all regular stops and terminating in Michigan City. This special train will not serve Hudson Lake or South Bend.
• Saturday Tickets: South Shore ticket agents will be on duty at South Bend, Carroll Avenue, Gary Metro Center, East Chicago, Hammond, and Hegewisch. Passengers boarding westbound Trains 502, 504, 506 and 508 should purchase tickets from the agent before boarding train. 
• Sunday, Nov. 30 -  Normal weekend schedule.
• Sunday Tickets: All ticket offices will be closed except South Bend, Van Buren Street and Millennium Station. Purchase tickets on the train if the agent is not on duty.