METRA

METRA mass transit system in Chicago
Metra train
METRA
Heritage Corridor BNSF Railway Line Milwaukee District / West Line Milwaukee District / North Line Southwest Service North Central Service Metra Electric Line Rock Island District Union Pacific / North Line Union Pacific / Northwest Line Union Pacific / West Line

METRA route network

METRA is a mass transit system in the Chicago area . With eleven lines and over 200 stations, the METRA system forms the backbone of traffic flows from the suburbs ( commuter communities ) in the greater Chicago area to the city center and back. The Chicago 'L' , which runs almost exclusively in the city center, is used for further development. The official name of METRA is Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad Corporation .

history

The current system was created with the RTA Amendatory Act in 1983. This unified the local transport systems, but at the same time divided them into three groups according to the system used. In addition to the Chicago Transit Authority , operator of the Chicago 'L' and the bus company PACE , the Regional Transportation Authority (Illinois) , the current operator of the METRA system, was created.

Metra operates all lines except the BNSF line and the Union Pacific lines with its own vehicles. These are operated by the BNSF Railway or Union Pacific Railroad on behalf of Metra. This fact is indicated on the affected wagons with a corresponding logo of these railway companies.

Lines

Ogilvie Transportation Center

Metra Electric Line train

There are three central nodes in downtown Chicago , which represent the respective terminus of the METRA system:

Heritage Corridor

Union Station - Joliet

BNSF Railway Line

Union Station - Aurora

The BNSF Railway Line was still served in the 1980s with locomotives from BNSF's predecessor Burlington Northern.

Milwaukee District / West Line

Union Station - Big Timber Road

Milwaukee District / North Line

Union Station - Fox Lake

Southwest Service

Union Station - Manhattan

North Central Service

Union Station - Antioch

Metra Electric Line

Millennium Station - South Chicago
Millennium Station - Blue Island
Millennium Station - University Park

Rock Island District

LaSalle Street Station - Joliet

Union Pacific / North Line

Ogilvie Transportation Center - Kenosha, Wisconsin

Union Pacific / Northwest Line

Ogilvie Transportation Center - Harvard, McHenry

Union Pacific / West Line

Ogilvie Transportation Center - Elburn

Web links

Commons : METRA - collection of images, videos and audio files

Metra (Official Website)