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This is a route-map template for a Chicago Union Station in the United States.. For a key to symbols, see {{railway line legend}}.; For information on using this template, see Template:Routemap.
Chicago Union Station Power House. The Chicago Union Station Power House is a decommissioned coal-fire power plant that provided power to Union Station and its surrounding infrastructure. [19] [20] [21] Located on the Chicago River, north of Roosevelt Road, it was designed in the Art Moderne style by Graham, Anderson, Probst and White in 1931.
The BNSF Line is a Metra commuter rail line operated by the BNSF Railway in Chicago and its western suburbs, running from Chicago Union Station to Aurora, Illinois through the Chicago Subdivision. In 2010, the BNSF Line continued to have the highest weekday ridership (average 64,600) of the 11 Metra lines. [3]
The North Central Service (NCS) is a Metra commuter rail line running from Union Station in downtown Chicago through northwestern and far northern suburbs to Antioch, Illinois. In December 2022, the public timetable shows seven weekday departures from Chicago. This line does not run at all on weekends or holidays. [3]
The trunk stretch of the line shared between all branches from Millennium Station to 63rd Street is the most heavily traveled section on the entire Metra system. At 55th-56th-57th Street, passengers may transfer between main line and South Chicago/Blue Island branch services, as well as to South Shore Line service to Indiana.
In many years since, more sections of the C&E were removed, including a river crossing to/from Chicago Union Station (demolished in 1973) and much of the street-running track. [10] [4] In 1985, the Soo Line Railroad (now a subsidiary of the CPKC Railway) acquired the bankrupt Milwaukee Road, including its Evanston Division (C&E). [11]
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Geographic map of route. The Metra Heritage Corridor commuter line uses the same route from Joliet to Union Station. One daily Lincoln Service round trip (train 318/319) is coupled with the Missouri River Runner at St. Louis, providing a one-seat ride between Chicago and Kansas City.