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Chicago Subdivision
Amtrak's Carl Sandburg on the Chicago Subdivision in Berwyn, Illinois. The bridge above the train belongs to the Canadian National Railway (previously Illinois Central).
Overview
OwnerBNSF Railway
LocaleChicago metropolitan area
Termini
  • Aurora, Illinois
  • Service
    TypeFreight rail
    Commuter rail
    Inter-city rail
    SystemNorthern Transcon
    Operator(s)BNSF Railway
    Metra
    Amtrak
    Technical
    Line length38 mi (61 km)
    Number of tracks3-4
    Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
    Operating speed70 mph (110 km/h)

    Route map

  • t
  • e
  • Chicago Subdivision

    Aurora
    original station

    38.4
    Aurora
    Transportation Center

    Metra yard

    33.4
    Eola

    Eola Yard

    31.6
    Route 59

    28.4
    Naperville
    Amtrak

    24.4
    Lisle

    22.9
    Belmont

    21.1
    Downers Grove Main Street

    20.3
    Fairview Avenue

    19.4
    Westmont

    18.2
    Clarendon Hills

    17.8
    West Hinsdale

    16.8
    Hinsdale

    16.3
    Highlands

    15.4
    Western Springs

    14.1
    Stone Avenue

    13.7
    La Grange
    Amtrak

    13.0
    Congress Park

    12.3
    Brookfield

    11.7
    Hollywood

    11.0
    Riverside

    10.0
    Harlem Avenue

    9.6
    Berwyn

    9.0
    La Vergne

    8.5
    Clyde

    Cicero Yard

    7.0
    Cicero

    3.7
    Western Avenue

    Western Avenue Yard

    1.8
    Halsted Street

    BNSF Coach Yard

    Amtrak Yard

    0.0
    Union Station
    Amtrak

    The Chicago SubdivisionorChicago Sub is a railroad line in Illinois that runs about 38 miles (61 km) from ChicagotoAurora and hosts Metra's BNSF Railway Line commuter service. It is operated by BNSF Railway as the easternmost part of the railroad's Northern TranscontoSeattle, Washington.[1][2][3][4] This line is known as the Racetrack because it is mostly triple-tracked and supports fairly fast trains. It had been operated by a BNSF ancestor, the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad, which introduced high-speed Zephyr passenger trains in 1934 and ran many of them along this subdivision from Chicago to points west.

    The Chicago Subdivision meets the Aurora Subdivision and Mendota Subdivision in Aurora. Commuter service ends at the Aurora Transportation Center, though Amtrak trains continue southwest on the Mendota Subdivision. Triple-tracking runs from where track leading to the Aurora station and Metra Yard joins the subdivision eastward to Cicero, where multiple tracks from a yard join. It is then quadruple-tracked for the rest of the way until the turn to Union Station.[5] As of 2015 weekday traffic on the subdivision was 94 Metra commuter trains, eight Amtrak intercity trains, and 60 BNSF freight trains.[6]

    After the introduction of the CB&QZephyrs, train speeds increased significantly around the country for the next decade or so, but the Naperville train disaster along these tracks in 1946 was one event that contributed to the federal government restricting speeds in later years. Trains that had once traveled at or above 100 miles per hour (160 km/h) were soon restricted to a maximum of 79 miles per hour (127 km/h).[7][8][9] Much of this line has a speed limit of 70 miles per hour (110 km/h) for passenger trains, while freight trains run slower.[1][2][3][4]

    Passenger Services

    [edit]

    References

    [edit]
    1. ^ a b Don Winter. "Eola to Aurora". Retrieved June 4, 2010.
  • ^ a b Don Winter. "La Grange to Eola (ex-CB&Q)". Retrieved June 5, 2010.
  • ^ a b Don Winter. "Cicero to La Grange (ex-CB&Q)". Retrieved June 5, 2010.
  • ^ a b Don Winter. "Western Avenue to Cicero (ex-CB&Q)". Retrieved June 5, 2010.
  • ^ Bill Vandervoort. "Railfan tips/operating detail". Chicago Transit & Railfan. Retrieved June 4, 2010.
  • ^ Blaszak, Michael W. (March 2015). "Metra mojo". Trains. 75 (3): 53.
  • ^ William Wendt (July 30, 2007). "Hiawatha dieselization". Yahoo Groups. Archived from the original on July 9, 2012. Retrieved June 5, 2010.
  • ^ John Gruber and Brian Solomon (2006). The Milwaukee Road's Hiawathas. Voyageur Press. ISBN 978-0-7603-2395-3.
  • ^ "Ask Trains from November 2008". Trains Magazine. December 23, 2008. Archived from the original on June 24, 2010. Retrieved June 5, 2010.
  • [edit]
    Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chicago_Subdivision&oldid=1228016080"

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