Service began on October 1, 2007 making Valparaiso one of the smallest cities in the United States to have its own independent public transit system.

During Sundays, it serves as an alternative to Yellow and Green Line routes, which don't operate on the first days of the week.

Brown Line route was expanded, adding service to Ivy Tech and the Valparaiso Walk shopping complex.

The decrease in the number of weekend trains allowed Valparaiso officials to increase Red Line's service frequencies during morning and evening hours.

On December 3, 2009, V-Line General Manager Ryan Landers stated that system ridership was down for all lines.

He also explained that while Red Line ridership was climbing, it was still significantly below the numbers for other routes, remaining in double digits.

Landers explained that he would like to keep the Red Line running for another six months - if the ridership doesn't pick up significantly, he will be forced to shut it down.

Finally, he noted that while he would like to buy more vehicles in order to allow for shorter headways, the system can't afford them as of this writing.

Ultimately, though, the city decided to switch to a new contractor for V-Line and leave ChicaGo Dash as is.

[16] In December 2013, the City of Valparaiso began a route study of the V-Line bus service.