Metra does not refer to its lines by particular colors, but the timetable accents for the Union Pacific North line are dark "Flambeau Green," a nod to the C&NW's Flambeau 400passenger train.[4]
Until 2022, a private club car ran weekdays exclusively on the Union Pacific North Line. It was the last remaining private car in service on a commuter railroad in the United States.
The current timetable as of December 5, 2022 shows 70 trains (35 in each direction) on weekdays. Of these, six inbound trains originate from Kenosha, 17 from Waukegan, six from Highland Park, and six from Winnetka. Seven outbound trains terminate at Winnetka, five at Highland Park, 17 at Waukegan, and six at Kenosha.
13 trains operate in each direction on Saturdays. Of these, five inbound trains originate from Kenosha and eight from Waukegan. Six outbound trains terminate at Waukegan and seven at Kenosha.
Nine trains operate in each direction on Sundays. Of these, three inbound trains originate from Kenosha and six from Waukegan. Six outbound trains terminate at Waukegan and three at Kenosha.
During the summer concert season, on weekends, an extra outbound train, named RAV1, makes all stops to Evanston Central Street, then runs express to Ravinia Park during events, with a train returning to Chicago after the concert.
The route followed by the UP North Line was constructed in 1854 by the Chicago & Milwaukee Railroad.[5] Passenger service between Chicago and Waukegan began on January 4, 1855. Initially, a single train operated each day, departing from a terminal in Chicago at Water St. and Kinzie St. at 8:30 am and returning from Waukegan at 3:30 pm.[6][7] The president of the railroad, former Chicago mayor Walter S. Gurnee, speculated on land in Lake County spurring the development of railway suburbs along the line.[8] The railroad merged with the Green Bay, Milwaukee & Chicago Railroad in 1863, and was acquired by the Chicago and North Western Railway in 1866.[7][9] Commuter rail services along the line started operating into the new Chicago and North Western Terminal (now Ogilvie Transportation Center) in 1911. In 1966, the Chicago and North Western closed the Lake Front Depot and began operating into the new Milwaukee Union Station. This service would ultimately prove to be relatively short lived as the Chicago and North Western ended operations between Chicago and Milwaukee in 1971 and the line was truncated to Kenosha.
The North line became part of Metra when the agency was formed in 1984. The trains continued to be operated by the Chicago and North Western Railway under contract until that railroad was bought by Union Pacific in 1995. UP now operates passenger services along the line for Metra. Under a longstanding agreement that UP inherited from the C&NW, Metra owns the vehicles and the stations along the line, but Union Pacific employs the crew who actually operate the trains, and they also control the right-of-way along the route.
By the first quarter of 2024, the Union Pacific Railroad is expected to transfer operations of the three Union Pacific lines to Metra. The Union Pacific will continue to own and maintain the right-of-way.[10]
All stations on the line except for Ravinia Park are open daily. Ravinia Park is only open during the Ravinia Festival in the summer months.
RidershipEdit
Between 2014 and 2019, annual ridership declined by 8.3% from 9,328,441 passengers to 8,552,117 passengers.[11][12] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, ridership dropped to 2,300,363 passengers in 2020.[13][14]
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The service shares the Union Pacific Railroad's Harvard Subdivision with the Union Pacific Northwest Line from Ogilvie Transportation Center in downtown Chicago to a junction just before Clybourn station. From Clybourn, the North Line splits from the Northwest Line and traverses the Kenosha Subdivision north to Kenosha, Wisconsin. The Kenosha Subdivision continues to St. Francis, Wisconsin and a junction with the Union Pacific's Milwaukee Subdivision.[15] No passenger trains operate north of Kenosha.
Chicago "L":Purple (at Davis) CTA Bus: 93 California/Dodge, 201 Central/Ridge, 206 Evanston Circulator Pace: 208 Golf Road, 213 Green Bay Road, 250 Dempster Street Pace Pulse: 101 Dempster Line
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Metra Union Pacific/North service schedule
October 01, 2023
union, pacific, north, line, metra, line, chicago, metropolitan, area, runs, between, ogilvie, transportation, center, kenosha, wisconsin, however, most, trains, terminate, waukegan, illinois, although, metra, owns, rolling, stock, trains, operated, dispatched. 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 This line was previously operated by the Chicago amp North Western Railway before its merger with the Union Pacific Railroad and was called the Chicago and North Western Milwaukee Division and then the Chicago amp North Western North Line before the C amp NW was absorbed by Union Pacific in April 1995 It is the only Metra line that travels outside Illinois Union Pacific North LineA southbound train departs Highland Park stationOverviewStatusOperationalOwnerUnion Pacific RailroadLocaleChicago metropolitan areaTerminiOgilvie Transportation CenterWaukegan Most trips KenoshaStations27 1 under construction ServiceTypeCommuter railSystemMetraOperator s Union Pacific RailroadMetraDaily ridership41 000 Avg Weekday 2009 1 Ridership3 060 621 2022 TechnicalLine length51 6 miles 83 0 km 2 Track gauge4 ft 8 1 2 in 1 435 mm Route mapUnion Pacific North Line highlighted in dark green Show interactive mapLegendtexttextAmtrakto Seattle or PortlandLake Front Depot84 2 mi135 5 km Milwaukee 1966 1971 Menomonee RiverMilwaukee RiverNational Avenue83 0 mi133 6 kmAmtrakto Union StationKinnickinnic River78 2 mi125 9 km Cudahy74 7 mi120 2 km South Milwaukee61 8 mi99 5 km RacineRoot RiverPike River51 5 mi82 9 km KenoshaKD Lineto RockfordWisconsinIllinois44 5 mi71 6 km Winthrop Harbor43 1 mi69 4 km Camp Logan42 1 mi67 8 km Zion39 9 mi64 2 km Dunes Park37 6 mi60 5 km Asbestos35 9 mi57 8 km WaukeganWaukegan Coach Yard34 0 mi54 7 km Abbott s Platform33 7 mi54 2 km North ChicagoCanadian National Railway32 0 mi51 5 km Great Lakes30 2 mi48 6 km Lake BluffUnion Pacific Railroad28 3 mi45 5 km Lake Forest25 7 mi41 4 km Fort Sheridan24 5 mi39 4 km Highwood23 0 mi37 km Highland Park21 5 mi34 6 km Ravinia20 9 mi33 6 km Ravinia ParkSeasonal20 5 mi33 km Braeside19 2 mi30 9 km Glencoe17 7 mi28 5 km Hubbard Woods16 6 mi26 7 km Winnetka15 8 mi25 4 km Indian Hill15 2 mi24 5 km Kenilworth14 4 mi23 2 km Wilmette13 3 mi21 4 km Evanston Central StreetNorth Shore Channel12 7 mi20 4 km Weber Subdivisionto UP NWPurple to Linden12 0 mi19 3 km Evanston Davis Street11 5 mi18 5 km Dempster Street11 0 mi17 7 km Evanston Main Street10 3 mi16 6 km CalvaryPurple to Howard or the LoopYellow to Dempster Skokieto Howard9 4 mi15 1 km Rogers Park8 4 mi13 5 km Kenmore8 3 mi13 4 km Peterson Ridgeunder construction7 8 mi12 6 km Rose Hill7 1 mi11 4 km Summerdale6 5 mi10 5 km RavenswoodBrown to Kimball6 2 mi10 km Ravenswood Wilson5 5 mi8 9 km NorthcenterBrown to the Loop4 6 mi7 4 km Belmont Avenue3 5 mi5 6 km DeeringChicago River north branch UP NW to Harvardor McHenry2 9 mi4 7 km ClybournUP W to ElburnBlue to O HareKinzie Street DepotChicago River north branch Wells Street StationMD N NCS MD WGreen PinkBlue0 0 OgilvieMileage source 3 This diagram viewtalkeditShow route diagram mapMetra does not refer to its lines by particular colors but the timetable accents for the Union Pacific North line are dark Flambeau Green a nod to the C amp NW s Flambeau 400 passenger train 4 Until 2022 a private club car ran weekdays exclusively on the Union Pacific North Line It was the last remaining private car in service on a commuter railroad in the United States The current timetable as of December 5 2022 shows 70 trains 35 in each direction on weekdays Of these six inbound trains originate from Kenosha 17 from Waukegan six from Highland Park and six from Winnetka Seven outbound trains terminate at Winnetka five at Highland Park 17 at Waukegan and six at Kenosha 13 trains operate in each direction on Saturdays Of these five inbound trains originate from Kenosha and eight from Waukegan Six outbound trains terminate at Waukegan and seven at Kenosha Nine trains operate in each direction on Sundays Of these three inbound trains originate from Kenosha and six from Waukegan Six outbound trains terminate at Waukegan and three at Kenosha During the summer concert season on weekends an extra outbound train named RAV1 makes all stops to Evanston Central Street then runs express to Ravinia Park during events with a train returning to Chicago after the concert Contents 1 History 2 Ridership 3 Route 4 Stations 5 References 6 External linksHistory EditThe route followed by the UP North Line was constructed in 1854 by the Chicago amp Milwaukee Railroad 5 Passenger service between Chicago and Waukegan began on January 4 1855 Initially a single train operated each day departing from a terminal in Chicago at Water St and Kinzie St at 8 30 am and returning from Waukegan at 3 30 pm 6 7 The president of the railroad former Chicago mayor Walter S Gurnee speculated on land in Lake County spurring the development of railway suburbs along the line 8 The railroad merged with the Green Bay Milwaukee amp Chicago Railroad in 1863 and was acquired by the Chicago and North Western Railway in 1866 7 9 Commuter rail services along the line started operating into the new Chicago and North Western Terminal now Ogilvie Transportation Center in 1911 In 1966 the Chicago and North Western closed the Lake Front Depot and began operating into the new Milwaukee Union Station This service would ultimately prove to be relatively short lived as the Chicago and North Western ended operations between Chicago and Milwaukee in 1971 and the line was truncated to Kenosha The North line became part of Metra when the agency was formed in 1984 The trains continued to be operated by the Chicago and North Western Railway under contract until that railroad was bought by Union Pacific in 1995 UP now operates passenger services along the line for Metra Under a longstanding agreement that UP inherited from the C amp NW Metra owns the vehicles and the stations along the line but Union Pacific employs the crew who actually operate the trains and they also control the right of way along the route By the first quarter of 2024 the Union Pacific Railroad is expected to transfer operations of the three Union Pacific lines to Metra The Union Pacific will continue to own and maintain the right of way 10 All stations on the line except for Ravinia Park are open daily Ravinia Park is only open during the Ravinia Festival in the summer months Ridership EditBetween 2014 and 2019 annual ridership declined by 8 3 from 9 328 441 passengers to 8 552 117 passengers 11 12 Due to the COVID 19 pandemic ridership dropped to 2 300 363 passengers in 2020 13 14 1 000 000 2 000 000 3 000 000 4 000 000 5 000 000 6 000 000 7 000 000 8 000 000 9 000 000 10 000 000 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022Route EditThe service shares the Union Pacific Railroad s Harvard Subdivision with the Union Pacific Northwest Line from Ogilvie Transportation Center in downtown Chicago to a junction just before Clybourn station From Clybourn the North Line splits from the Northwest Line and traverses the Kenosha Subdivision north to Kenosha Wisconsin The Kenosha Subdivision continues to St Francis Wisconsin and a junction with the Union Pacific s Milwaukee Subdivision 15 No passenger trains operate north of Kenosha The Green Bay Trail parallels the Union Pacific North Line using the former right of way of the North Shore Line for over 51 9 miles 83 5 km from the Chicago Loop to Kenosha Wisconsin Stations EditState County Zone Location Station Connections and notesWI Milwaukee Milwaukee Lake Front Depot Closed 1966Milwaukee Closed April 30 1971National Avenue Closed between 1943 and 1956Cudahy Cudahy Closed between 1956 and 1961South Milwaukee South Milwaukee Closed between 1956 and 1961RacineRacine Racine Closed April 30 1971Kenosha J Kenosha Kenosha nbsp Kenosha Area Transit 1 4 nbsp Kenosha StreetcarIL Lake I Winthrop Harbor Winthrop HarborZion Camp Logan Closed after October 28 1956 served Camp LoganZion nbsp Pace 571 Zion Beach Park Dunes Park Closed after October 28 1956Waukegan Asbestos Closed after October 28 1956H Waukegan nbsp Pace 561 Castlecrest via McAree 562 Gurnee via Sunset 563 GLNS 564 Jackson 14th 565 Grand 568 Belvidere 571 Zion 572 WashingtonG North Chicago Abbott s Platform Closed 1986 16 North Chicago nbsp Pace 563 GLNS 564 Jackson 14thGreat Lakes nbsp Pace 563 GLNSLake Bluff Lake BluffF Lake Forest Lake ForestHighwood Fort Sheridan nbsp Pace 472 Highland Park HighwoodE Highwood nbsp Pace 472 Highland Park HighwoodHighland Park Highland Park nbsp Pace 213 Green Bay Road 471 Highland Park Northbrook Court 472 Highland Park HighwoodRaviniaRavinia Park SeasonalBraesideCook D Glencoe Glencoe nbsp Pace 213 Green Bay RoadWinnetka Hubbard Woods nbsp Pace 213 Green Bay RoadWinnetka nbsp Pace 213 Green Bay Road 423 Linden CTA The Glen Harlem CTAIndian Hill nbsp Pace 213 Green Bay RoadKenilworth Kenilworth nbsp Pace 213 Green Bay RoadC Wilmette Wilmette nbsp Pace 213 Green Bay Road 421 Wilmette Avenue 422 Linden CTA Glenview Northbrook CourtEvanston Evanston Central Street nbsp CTA Bus 201 Central Ridge 206 Evanston Circulator nbsp Pace 213 Green Bay RoadEvanston Davis Street nbsp Chicago L Purple at Davis nbsp CTA Bus 93 California Dodge 201 Central Ridge 206 Evanston Circulator nbsp Pace 208 Golf Road 213 Green Bay Road 250 Dempster Street nbsp Pace Pulse 101 Dempster LineDempster Street Closed December 1 1958Evanston Main Street nbsp Chicago L Purple at Main nbsp CTA Bus 206 Evanston Circulator nbsp Pace 213 Green Bay RoadCalvary Closed December 1 1958B Chicago Rogers Park nbsp CTA Bus 22 Clark 96 LuntKenmore Closed December 1 1958 17 Peterson Ridge Under constructionRose Hill Closed December 1 1958 17 Summerdale Closed December 1 1958 17 Ravenswood nbsp Chicago L Brown at Damen nbsp CTA Bus 81 Lawrence Ravenswood Wilson Closed after July 3 1963Northcenter Closed December 1 1958Belmont Avenue Closed December 1 1958Deering Closed after June 13 1943A Clybourn nbsp Metra Union Pacific Northwest nbsp CTA Bus 9 Ashland X9 Ashland Express 73 ArmitageKinzie Street Depot Closed circa 1879Wells Street Station Closed 1911 replaced by the Chicago and Northwestern Terminal Ogilvie Transportation Center OgilvieTransportation Center nbsp Metra Union Pacific Northwest Union Pacific West nbsp Chicago L Green Pink at Clinton nbsp CTA Bus J14 19 56 60 120 124 125 126 128 130 157 192References Edit Ridership Reports System Facts Metra Archived from the original on January 2 2010 Retrieved April 6 2010 Metra Railfan Tips Union Pacific North Line Archived September 12 2005 at the Wayback Machine State of the System Union Pacific North Line Did you know PDF On the Bi Level 3 June 2009 Archived from the original PDF on January 2 2010 Gurnee History Village of Gurnee Retrieved September 16 2007 Mason Blanche 1919 Historical Sketch of Highland Park Highland Park Public Library Retrieved December 3 2007 a b Giles H H 1879 Wisconsin Railroads The History of Racine and Kenosha Counties Wisconsin Chicago Western Historical Company pp 173 185 Ebner Michael H Lake County IL Encyclopedia of Chicago Retrieved September 21 2007 Chicago amp North Western A Capsule History Chicago amp North Western Historical Society Retrieved September 16 2007 Union Pacific Transferring Commuter Rail Services to Metra Union Pacific Railroad Retrieved April 1 2023 RIDERSHIP TRENDS ANNUAL REPORT 2018 PDF Metra p 4 Retrieved May 12 2019 RIDERSHIP TRENDS ANNUAL REPORT 2019 PDF Metra Retrieved February 27 2021 RIDERSHIP TRENDS ANNUAL REPORT 2020 PDF Retrieved April 4 2021 RTAMS Metra Ridership by Line Illinois State Rail Plan PDF Illinois Department of Transportation 2012 pp 4 28 Ridership Trends Annual Report 2017 PDF Report Metra Division of Strategic Capital Planning February 2018 p 32 Retrieved December 2 2018 a b c Chicago amp North Western Railroad History of Milwaukee line Edgewater Historical Society Retrieved August 10 2018 External links EditKML file edit help Template 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