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The Illinois Prairie Path consists of three distinct branches originating from a point just west of downtown Wheaton The northwest branch is called the Elgin Branch and runs approximately 16 miles (26 km) to Elgin , where it intersects with the Fox River Trail 42°0′49.1″N 88°16′29.2″W / 42.013639°N 88.274778°W / 42. ...
Illinois Prairie Path – Elgin Branch: East of Salt Creek/West Avenue in Elmhurst: Great Western Trail — — CR 56: 1.63: 2.62 CR 33 (75th Street) in Woodridge: CR 31 (87th Street) in Woodridge: Woodward Avenue — — CR 57 — — West DuPage–Kane county line (Kautz Road) CR 43 (County Farm Road) in Winfield: Illinois Prairie Path ...
Illinois Prairie Path: 61 98 Illinois: Wheaton: second of 27 new National Trails, consists of three radials International Appalachian Trail: 1,900 3,058 Northeastern North America: Mount Katahdin, Maine: Newfoundland: from the northern terminus of Appalachian Trail; proposals pending to extend to Europe and North Africa Iron Horse Regional ...
Downtown Wheaton train station, rebuilt in 2000. The Union Pacific West Line runs through downtown Wheaton and has been a staple of the city since its founding in the mid-1800s. Metra has two stops along the line in Wheaton, one at College Avenue serving Wheaton College, and another at West Street in the heart of the commercial district. It ...
Besides the right-of-way, most of which has been retained as the Illinois Prairie Path, there are two depots, two combination depot/substations, and 19 pieces of rolling stock from the CA&E that still exist. [40] Clintonville substation in South Elgin, Illinois is currently the home of the Valley Model Railroad.
Facing south along Illinois Route 59, taken from the Illinois Prairie Path. Intersection of IL 59 and IL 132 in Fox Lake Hills. Image taken traveling southbound on 59. IL 59 is a major four-lane arterial for most of its length, running parallel to and about five miles (8 km) east of the Fox River in Illinois, and thirty miles (48 km) west of ...
As the railway was abandoned, the government of DuPage County made upgrades to the path, and between 1990 through 1992, the trail was converted from a rail grade to a bicycle trail. The 12.7-mile (20.4 km) crushed stone path crosses some farmland and suburban areas. At the east end of the trail is a restored former CGW depot building.
I-355 at the Illinois Prairie Path, looking south towards Downers Grove in the distance. I-355 opened at the stroke of midnight on December 24, 1989. As a Christmas gift, the first two days of operation were free. [3]