Union Pacific/Northwest Line

Union Pacific/Northwest Line

Infobox rail line
name = Union Pacific/Northwest Line


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caption = The line's Crystal Lake station, located in Crystal Lake, Illinois
type = Commuter Rail
system = Metra
status = Operational
locale = Cook and McHenry counties, Illinois
start = Ogilvie Transportation Center
end = Harvard, McHenry
stations = 23
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The Union Pacific/Northwest (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 specifically refer to any of its lines by a particular color, the timetable accents for the Union Pacific/Northwest line are printed in bright "Viking Yellow".

Its eastern terminus is the Ogilvie Transportation Center in downtown Chicago. The line travels northwest from there with most trains terminating in Crystal Lake, Illinois. About one third of trains on the main line continue to Harvard, Illinois. The McHenry branch to McHenry, Illinois, only has service on weekdays during rush periods.

This line also has high ridership by people from southern Wisconsin due to its proximity to places like Madison and Janesville. In fact, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation has funded studies on extending the line from Harvard to into Janesville, with potential stops along the way. [ [http://www.legis.state.wi.us/senate/sen15/news/Press/2005/pr2005-070.htm Judy Robson Announces Funding of Metra Feasibility Study] ]

Station stops

Union Pacific/Northwest Line trains make the following station stops:
* Chicago, Ogilvie Transportation Center
* Clybourn
* Irving Park
* Jefferson Park
* Gladstone Park
* Norwood Park
* Edison Park
* Park Ridge
* Dee Road (Park Ridge, Illinois)
* Des Plaines
* Cumberland (Des Plaines, Illinois)
* Mount Prospect
* Arlington Heights
* Arlington Park (Arlington Heights, Illinois)
* Palatine
* Barrington
* Fox River Grove
* Cary
* Pingree Road (Crystal Lake, Illinois)
* Crystal Lake
* Woodstock
* Harvard

;McHenry Branch after Pingree Road
* McHenry

References

External links

* [http://metrarail.com/Sched/cnw_nw/cnw_nw.shtml Metra Union Pacific/Northwest] service schedule


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