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BSU documentary looks at rail travel

The Star Press

Ball State University students will debut their documentary “Indiana Crossrails: A Transit Choice,” the centerpiece of a campaign to raise awareness about rail transportation, on Saturday, May 9, at Ball State’s Indianapolis Center, 50 South Meridian St.

Coinciding with National Train Day, the showcase will include an open house at 11 a.m. and the screening of the documentary at noon. The event is free and open to the public.

The documentary is the primary component of the awareness campaign about rail transit options, including rapid transit in dense urban areas, commuter/light rail connections between large cities and suburbs and an expansion of regional/intercity service.

Ball State students began working closely with the Indiana Citizens Alliance for Transit (ICAT) and Amtrak earlier this year. The 18 students were in an immersive learning class offered through the Virginia B. Ball Center for Creative Inquiry and came from a variety of disciplines, including urban planning, telecommunications, English, history and communication studies.

Various teams traveled extensively throughout Indiana and the United States to conduct interviews and shoot footage for the project.