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The Union Pacific West Line (UP-W) is a Metra commuter rail line operated by Union Pacific Railroad in Chicago, Illinois and its western suburbs. Metra does not refer to its lines by particular colors, but the timetable accents for the Union Pacific West line are "Kate Shelley Rose" pink, honoring an Iowa woman who saved a Chicago & North Western Railway train from disaster in 1881.
The Chicago and Western Indiana Railroad operated an extensive number of interlocking tower system on its system. From the north, towers were as follows: 12th Street tower, 15th Street tower, 16th Street tower, 21st Street tower, 40th Street tower, 47th Street tower, Ford Street tower (59th Street), 74th Street tower, 81st Street tower, Oakdale (later remote controlled by 81st Street), Pullman ...
Indiana Rail Road, Indiana Hi-Rail Corporation: Illinois and Indiana Railroad: IC: 1899 1906 Indianapolis Southern Railroad: Indiana Railway: NYC: 1887 1887 Indiana and Western Railway: Indiana Railway: C&EI: 1886 1886 Chicago and Indiana Coal Railway: Indiana Railway: GTW: 1880 1880 Chicago and Grand Trunk Railway: Indiana, Bloomington and ...
In 1974, the Regional Transit Authority (RTA) was created to provide stability in the commuter rail system, as most private commuter companies in the area were beginning to fail. [4] In 1984, RTA created the Commuter Rail Service Board to help with planning an organized commuter rail system in the Chicago area. [4] The board was renamed Metra ...
This listing includes current and discontinued routes operated by Amtrak since May 1, 1971. Some intercity trains were also operated after 1971 by the Alaska Railroad, Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad, Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad, Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad, Georgia Railroad, Reading Company, and Southern Railway.
The Union Pacific Northwest Line (UP-NW) is a commuter rail line provided by Metra and operated by the Union Pacific Railroad in Chicago, Illinois and its surrounding suburbs. While Metra does not refer to any of its lines by colors, the timetable accents for the Union Pacific Northwest Line are bright "Viking Yellow," honoring the Chicago ...
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Chicago Rail Link: Chicago, West Pullman and Southern Railway: 1900 1909 Chicago, West Pullman and Southern Railroad: Chicago and West Ridge Railroad: 1893 Chicago and Western Dummy Railway: B&O: 1879 1885 Chicago, Harlem and Batavia Railway: Chicago and Western Indiana Railroad: C&WI, CWI C&EI/ CN/ ERIE/ MON/ WAB: 1879