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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 ...
Today, the triple-track line is one of the busiest rail corridors in the United States. In addition to the 91 Metra trains that currently use the line, BNSF freight trains frequent the line at all hours. Amtrak's Southwest Chief, California Zephyr, and Illinois Zephyr and Carl Sandburg use the line as well, making an intermediate stop at ...
The project is being led by the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) funded with $275 million through the Rebuild Illinois capital plan. The route is expected to begin by late 2027, reinstating rail service to Rockford for the first time in over 40 years after the discontinuation of Amtrak's Black Hawk in 1981. [2]
Chicago–Quincy: two round trips daily, the Illinois Zephyr and the Carl Sandburg [1] Chicago–St. Louis Lincoln Service: four round trips daily and the only route that serves another state [2] Chicago–Carbondale: two round trips daily, the Illini and the Saluki, and the only route whose trains have checked baggage service [1]
The Union Pacific North Line (UP-N) is a Metra line in the Chicago metropolitan area. It runs between Ogilvie Transportation Center and Kenosha, Wisconsin; however, most trains terminate in Waukegan, Illinois. Although Metra owns the rolling stock, the trains are operated and dispatched by the Union Pacific Railroad.
The Chicago Rail Link's trackage stretches between Kensington, Irondale, Mokena, and Chicago, Illinois.The Chicago Rail Link has access to the BNSF Railway, the Canadian National Railway, the Canadian Pacific Railway, the CSX Transportation network, the Kansas City Southern Railway, the Norfolk Southern Railway, and the Union Pacific Railroad through the Belt Railway of Chicago. [1]
Chicago Rail Link (CRL) Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad (CSS) Cicero Central Railroad (CCER) Coffeen and Western Railroad (CAEG) Crab Orchard and Egyptian Railroad (COER) CSX Transportation (CSXT) including subsidiary Baltimore and Ohio Chicago Terminal Railroad (BOCT) Decatur Central Railroad; Decatur & Eastern Illinois Railroad (DREI)
It is located at 7000 North Ravenswood Avenue, between West Greenleaf Avenue and West Lunt Avenue. In Metra's zone-based fare system, Rogers Park is in zone 2. As of 2018, Rogers Park is the 26th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 1,393 weekday boardings. [ 1 ]