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{{Short description|Commuter rail line in Chicago, Illinois, US}}
{{Short description|Commuter rail line in Chicago, Illinois, US}}
{{Infobox rail service
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| name = Union Pacific Northwest Line
| name = Union Pacific Northwest Line
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| image = METX 142 in Norwood Park on the UP Harvard Subdivision.jpg
| image = METX 142 in Norwood Park on the UP Harvard Subdivision.jpg
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| caption = A Union Pacific Northwest Line train led by an [[EMD F40PH]] in the [[Norwood Park, Chicago|Norwood Park]] neighborhood of [[Chicago, Illinois]]
| caption = A Union Pacific Northwest Line train led by an [[EMD F40PH]] in the [[Norwood Park, Chicago|Norwood Park]] neighborhood of [[Chicago, Illinois]]
| type = [[Regional rail|Commuter Rail]]
| type = [[Regional rail|Commuter Rail]]
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| locale = [[Cook County, Illinois|Cook]]<!--, [[Lake County, Illinois|Lake]] (no stops)--> and [[McHenry County, Illinois|McHenry]] counties, [[Illinois]]
| locale = [[Cook County, Illinois|Cook]]<!--, [[Lake County, Illinois|Lake]] (no stops)--> and [[McHenry County, Illinois|McHenry]] counties, [[Illinois]]
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* [[Union Pacific Railroad]]
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| ridership = 38,600 (Avg. Weekday 2014)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://metrarail.com/content/dam/metra/documents/ridership_reports/PassgrOps_20141021.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=April 29, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150521085031/http://metrarail.com/content/dam/metra/documents/ridership_reports/PassgrOps_20141021.pdf |archive-date=May 21, 2015 }}</ref><br>18,800 (Avg. Weekend 2014)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://metrarail.com/content/dam/metra/documents/ridership_reports/PassgrOps_20141021.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=April 29, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150521085031/http://metrarail.com/content/dam/metra/documents/ridership_reports/PassgrOps_20141021.pdf |archive-date=May 21, 2015 }}</ref>
| ridership = 38,600 (Avg. Weekday 2014)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://metrarail.com/content/dam/metra/documents/ridership_reports/PassgrOps_20141021.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=April 29, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150521085031/http://metrarail.com/content/dam/metra/documents/ridership_reports/PassgrOps_20141021.pdf |archive-date=May 21, 2015 }}</ref><br>18,800 (Avg. Weekend 2014)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://metrarail.com/content/dam/metra/documents/ridership_reports/PassgrOps_20141021.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=April 29, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150521085031/http://metrarail.com/content/dam/metra/documents/ridership_reports/PassgrOps_20141021.pdf |archive-date=May 21, 2015 }}</ref>
| ridership2 =2,602,403 (2020)
| ridership2 =4,618,099 (2023)
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| start = [[Ogilvie Transportation Center]]
| start = [[Ogilvie Transportation Center]]
| stops = 22 (to Harvard)<br>20 (to McHenry)<br>23 (total)
| stops = 22 (to Harvard)<br>20 (to McHenry)<br>23 (total)
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The '''Union Pacific Northwest Line''' ('''UP-NW''') is a [[commuter rail]] line provided by [[Metra]] and operated by the [[Union Pacific Railroad]] in [[Chicago, Illinois]] and its surrounding [[Chicago metropolitan area|suburbs]]. While Metra does not refer to any of its lines by colors, the timetable accents for the Union Pacific Northwest Line are bright "Viking Yellow," honoring the [[Chicago & North Western Railway]]'s ''Viking'' [[passenger train]].<ref>{{cite journal | title=Did you know? | journal=On the Bi-Level | date=June 2009 | url=http://metrarail.com/content/dam/metra/documents/Bi_Level/OTBLJune09.pdf | pages=3 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100102070558/http://metrarail.com/content/dam/metra/documents/Bi_Level/OTBLJune09.pdf | archive-date=2010-01-02 }}</ref>
The '''Union Pacific Northwest Line''' ('''UP-NW''') is a [[commuter rail]] line provided by [[Metra]] and operated by the [[Union Pacific Railroad]] in [[Chicago, Illinois]] and its surrounding [[Chicago metropolitan area|suburbs]]. While Metra does not refer to any of its lines by colors, the timetable accents for the Union Pacific Northwest Line are bright "Viking Yellow," honoring the [[Chicago & North Western Railway]]'s ''Viking'' [[passenger train]].<ref>{{cite journal | title=Did you know? | journal=On the Bi-Level | date=June 2009 | url=http://metrarail.com/content/dam/metra/documents/Bi_Level/OTBLJune09.pdf | pages=3 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100102070558/http://metrarail.com/content/dam/metra/documents/Bi_Level/OTBLJune09.pdf | archive-date=2010-01-02 }}</ref>
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The line runs from [[Ogilvie Transportation Center]] to [[Harvard, Illinois]]. However, most trains terminate in [[Crystal Lake, Illinois]]. A branch line to [[McHenry, Illinois]] operates during weekday rush hours in the peak direction. Overall, this is Metra's longest route and one of three routes with branches (the others being the [[Rock Island District]] and [[Metra Electric District]]). The line is Metra's second busiest with an average of 38,600 boardings on a weekday. It is second only to the [[BNSF Line]].
The line runs from [[Ogilvie Transportation Center]] to [[Harvard, Illinois]]. However, most trains terminate in [[Crystal Lake, Illinois]]. A branch line to [[McHenry, Illinois]] operates during weekday rush hours in the peak direction. Overall, this is Metra's longest route and one of three routes with branches (the others being the [[Rock Island District]] and [[Metra Electric District]]). The line is Metra's second busiest with an average of 38,600 boardings on a weekday. It is second only to the [[BNSF Line]].


As of May 31, 2022, Metra operates 66 trains (33 in each direction) on the line on weekdays. Of these, 12 inbound trains originate from {{stl|Metra|Harvard}}, three from {{stl|Metra|McHenry}}, 12 from {{stl|Metra|Crystal Lake}}, two from {{stl|Metra|Barrington}}, two from {{stl|Metra|Palatine}}, and two from {{stl|Metra|Des Plaines}}. Two outbound trains terminate at Des Plaines, three at Palatine, two at Barrington, 11 at Crystal Lake, three at McHenry, and 12 at Harvard.
As of February 16, 2024, Metra operates 78 trains (39 in each direction) on the line on weekdays. Of these, 14 inbound trains originate from {{stl|Metra|Harvard}}, three from {{stl|Metra|McHenry}}, 13 from {{stl|Metra|Crystal Lake}}, four from {{stl|Metra|Barrington}}, one from {{stl|Metra|Palatine}}, and four from {{stl|Metra|Des Plaines}}. Five outbound trains terminate at Des Plaines, three at Palatine, three at Barrington, 12 at Crystal Lake, three at McHenry, and 13 at Harvard.


Metra operates 34 trains (17 in each direction) on the line on Saturdays. Of these, 10 inbound trains originate from Harvard, five from Crystal Lake, one from Barrington, and one from {{stl|Metra|Arlington Heights}}. Two outbound trains terminate at Barrington, five at Crystal Lake, and 10 at Harvard.
Metra operates 34 trains (17 in each direction) on the line on Saturdays. Of these, 10 inbound trains originate from Harvard, five from Crystal Lake, one from Barrington, and one from {{stl|Metra|Arlington Heights}}. Two outbound trains terminate at Barrington, five at Crystal Lake, and 10 at Harvard.
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The main line is triple-tracked from {{stl|Metra|Clybourn}} to just southeast of Barrington, with a bidirectional express track, and double tracked from Barrington to Harvard. The McHenry branch is single-tracked. Historically, double track was maintained from Harvard to [[Baraboo, Wisconsin]]. A now-gone portion of the Union Pacific Northwest Line diverged at Harvard and passed through [[Beloit, Wisconsin]], and reconnected to the main line at Evansville junction to allow a separate passenger and freight line. Around the time the Beloit line was abandoned, the railroad single-tracked the line from Harvard to Janesville.
The main line is triple-tracked from {{stl|Metra|Clybourn}} to just southeast of Barrington, with a bidirectional express track, and double tracked from Barrington to Harvard. The McHenry branch is single-tracked. Historically, double track was maintained from Harvard to [[Baraboo, Wisconsin]]. A now-gone portion of the Union Pacific Northwest Line diverged at Harvard and passed through [[Beloit, Wisconsin]], and reconnected to the main line at Evansville junction to allow a separate passenger and freight line. Around the time the Beloit line was abandoned, the railroad single-tracked the line from Harvard to Janesville.


Metra has included the possibility of extending the McHenry branch to [[Johnsburg, Illinois|Johnsburg]] in their Cost Benefit Analysis report. If this were to happen, the branch would open an infill station in [[Prairie Grove, Illinois|Prairie Grove]]. Additionally, an infill station would open between Crystal Lake and Woodstock along the line to Harvard.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://metra.com/sites/default/files/assets/cba_final_report_20190116.pdf|title=Systemwide Cost Benefit Analysis of Major Capital Improvements|access-date=May 7, 2022}}</ref>
Metra has included the possibility of extending the McHenry branch to [[Johnsburg, Illinois|Johnsburg]] in their Cost Benefit Analysis report. If this were to happen, the branch would open an infill station in [[Prairie Grove, Illinois|Prairie Grove]]. Additionally, an infill station would open in [[Ridgefield, Illinois|Ridgefield]] between Crystal Lake and Woodstock along the line to Harvard.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://metra.com/sites/default/files/assets/cba_final_report_20190116.pdf|title=Systemwide Cost Benefit Analysis of Major Capital Improvements|access-date=May 7, 2022}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.up.com/media/releases/metra-commuter-rail-nr-230330.htm?agfc=NewsRelease&agfm=LinkedIn&agfs=social |title=Union Pacific Transferring Commuter Rail Services to Metra |publisher=Union Pacific Railroad |access-date=April 1, 2023}}</ref>


==Ridership==
==Ridership==
Between 2014 and 2019, annual ridership declined from 11,609,358 to 10,384,356, an overall decline of 10.6%.<ref name=2018report>{{cite web |title=RIDERSHIP TRENDS ANNUAL REPORT 2018 |url=https://metrarail.com/sites/default/files/assets/planning/ridership/2018_annual_ridership_report.pdf |publisher=Metra |access-date=12 May 2019 | page=4}}</ref><ref name="2019report">{{cite web |title=RIDERSHIP TRENDS ANNUAL REPORT 2019 |url=https://metrarail.com/sites/default/files/assets/planning/annual_report_2019_standalone.pdf |publisher=Metra |access-date=27 February 2021}}</ref> Due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], ridership dropped to 2,602,403 passengers in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|title=RIDERSHIP TRENDS ANNUAL REPORT 2020|url=https://metrarail.com/sites/default/files/assets/planning/2020_annual_ridership_report_v5.pdf|access-date=2021-04-04}}</ref>
Between 2014 and 2019, annual ridership declined from 11,609,358 to 10,384,356, an overall decline of 10.6%.<ref name=2018report>{{cite web |title=RIDERSHIP TRENDS ANNUAL REPORT 2018 |url=https://metrarail.com/sites/default/files/assets/planning/ridership/2018_annual_ridership_report.pdf |publisher=Metra |access-date=12 May 2019 | page=4}}</ref><ref name="2019report">{{cite web |title=RIDERSHIP TRENDS ANNUAL REPORT 2019 |url=https://metrarail.com/sites/default/files/assets/planning/annual_report_2019_standalone.pdf |publisher=Metra |access-date=27 February 2021}}</ref> Due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], ridership dropped to 2,602,403 passengers in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|title=RIDERSHIP TRENDS ANNUAL REPORT 2020|url=https://metrarail.com/sites/default/files/assets/planning/2020_annual_ridership_report_v5.pdf|access-date=2021-04-04|archive-date=2021-04-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423173302/https://metrarail.com/sites/default/files/assets/planning/2020_annual_ridership_report_v5.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=RTAMS |title=Metra Ridership by Line |url=https://rtams.org/dataset/metra-ridership}}</ref>


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== Stations ==
== Stations ==
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|rowspan=34|[[Illinois|IL]]
|rowspan=8|[[McHenry County, Illinois|McHenry]]
|rowspan=9|[[McHenry County, Illinois|McHenry]]
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|[[Harvard, Illinois|Harvard]]
|[[Harvard, Illinois|Harvard]]
|{{stl|Metra|Harvard}}
|{{stl|Metra|Harvard}}
|{{rint|bus|1}} '''[[Pace (transit)|Pace]]:''' 808 Crystal Lake–Harvard
|{{rint|bus|1}} [[Pace (transit)|Pace]]: 808 <hr> {{WikidataCoord|Q5676254|display=inline|name=Harvard station}}
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|[[Hartland, Illinois|Hartland]]
|[[Hartland, Illinois|Hartland]]
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|[[Woodstock, Illinois|Woodstock]]
|[[Woodstock, Illinois|Woodstock]]
|{{stl|Metra|Woodstock}}
|{{stl|Metra|Woodstock}}
|{{rint|bus|1}} '''Pace:''' 807 Woodstock–McHenry, 808 Crystal Lake–Harvard
|{{rint|bus|1}} Pace: 807, 808 <hr> {{WikidataCoord|Q14688271|display=inline|name=Woodstock station}}
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| rowspan="2" |[[Crystal Lake, Illinois|Crystal Lake]]
| rowspan="3" |[[Crystal Lake, Illinois|Crystal Lake]]
|{{stl|Metra|Crystal Lake}}
|{{stl|Metra|Crystal Lake}}
|{{rint|bus|1}} '''Pace:''' 550 Elgin Transp. Ctr.–Crystal Lake, 806 Crystal Lake–Fox Lake, 808 Crystal Lake–Harvard
|{{rint|bus|1}} Pace: 550, 806, 808 <hr> {{WikidataCoord|Q5191248|display=inline|name=Crystal Lake station}}
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|colspan=2 style="text-align:center;"|[[#McHenry branch|McHenry branch]] begins/ends
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|{{stl|Metra|Pingree Road}}
|{{WikidataCoord|Q7195808|display=inline|name=Pingree Road station}}
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|[[Cary, Illinois|Cary]]
|[[Cary, Illinois|Cary]]
|{{stl|Metra|Cary}}
|{{stl|Metra|Cary}}
|{{WikidataCoord|Q5047595|display=inline|name=Cary station}}
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|[[Fox River Grove, Illinois|Fox River Grove]]
|[[Fox River Grove, Illinois|Fox River Grove]]
|{{stl|Metra|Fox River Grove}}
|{{stl|Metra|Fox River Grove}}
|Formerly named Chicago Highlands
|Formerly named Chicago Highlands <hr> {{WikidataCoord|Q5476904|display=inline|name=Fox River Grove station}}
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|rowspan=25|[[Cook County, Illinois|Cook]]
|rowspan=25|[[Cook County, Illinois|Cook]]
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|[[Barrington, Illinois|Barrington]]
|[[Barrington, Illinois|Barrington]]
|{{stl|Metra|Barrington}}
|{{stl|Metra|Barrington}}
|{{WikidataCoord|Q4863641|display=inline|name=Barrington station}}
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|[[Palatine, Illinois|Palatine]]
|[[Palatine, Illinois|Palatine]]
|{{stl|Metra|Palatine}}
|{{stl|Metra|Palatine}}
|{{WikidataCoord|Q7126804|display=inline|name=Palatine station}}
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| rowspan="2" |[[Arlington Heights, Illinois|Arlington Heights]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Arlington Heights, Illinois|Arlington Heights]]
|{{stl|Metra|Arlington Park}}
|{{stl|Metra|Arlington Park}}
|{{WikidataCoord|Q4792380|display=inline|name=Arlington Park station}}
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|{{stl|Metra|Arlington Heights}}
|{{stl|Metra|Arlington Heights}}
|{{WikidataCoord|Q4792326|display=inline|name=Arlington Heights station}}
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|[[Mount Prospect, Illinois|Mount Prospect]]
|[[Mount Prospect, Illinois|Mount Prospect]]
|{{stl|Metra|Mount Prospect}}
|{{stl|Metra|Mount Prospect}}
|{{rint|bus|1}} '''Pace:''' 234 Wheeling–Des Plaines
|{{rint|bus|1}} Pace: 234 <hr> {{WikidataCoord|Q6923062|display=inline|name=Mount Prospect station}}
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| rowspan="2" |[[Des Plaines, Illinois|Des Plaines]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Des Plaines, Illinois|Des Plaines]]
|{{stl|Metra|Cumberland}}
|{{stl|Metra|Cumberland}}
|{{rint|bus|1}} '''Pace:''' 208 Golf, 221 Wolf, 234 Wheeling–Des Plaines
|{{rint|bus|1}} Pace: 208, 221, 234 <hr> {{WikidataCoord|Q5193823|display=inline|name=Cumberland station}}
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|{{stl|Metra|Des Plaines}}
|{{stl|Metra|Des Plaines}}
|{{rint|bus|1}} '''Pace:''' 208 Golf, 209 Busse Hwy, 226 Oakton, 230 South Des Plaines, 234 Wheeling–Des Plaines, 250 Dempster
|{{rint|bus|1}} Pace: 208, 209, 226, 230, 234, 250<br>{{rint|bus|brt}} Pace Pulse: 101 Dempster Line <hr> {{WikidataCoord|Q5263544|display=inline|name=Des Plaines station}}
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| rowspan="2" |[[Park Ridge, Illinois|Park Ridge]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Park Ridge, Illinois|Park Ridge]]
|{{stl|Metra|Dee Road}}
|{{stl|Metra|Dee Road}}
|{{rint|bus|1}} '''Pace:''' 209 Busse Hwy, 226 Oakton, 240 Dee
|{{rint|bus|1}} Pace: 209, 226, 240 <hr> {{WikidataCoord|Q5249945|display=inline|name=Dee Road station}}
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|{{stl|Metra|Park Ridge}}
|{{stl|Metra|Park Ridge}}
|{{rint|bus|1}} '''Pace:''' 209 Busse Hwy, 241 Greenwood–Talcott, 290 Touhy<br>{{rint|bus|1}} '''[[List of Chicago Transit Authority bus routes|CTA Bus]]:''' 68 Northwest Highway
|{{rint|bus|1}} Pace: 209, 241, 290<br>{{rint|bus|1}} [[List of Chicago Transit Authority bus routes|CTA Bus]]: 68 <hr> {{WikidataCoord|Q7137961|display=inline|name=Park Ridge station}}
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|[[Skokie, Illinois|Skokie]]
|[[Skokie, Illinois|Skokie]]
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|{{stl|Metra|Edison Park}}
|{{stl|Metra|Edison Park}}
|{{rint|bus|1}} '''CTA Bus:''' 68 Northwest Highway
|{{rint|bus|1}} CTA Bus: 68 <hr> {{WikidataCoord|Q5338412|display=inline|name=Edison Park station}}
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|{{stl|Metra|Norwood Park}}
|{{stl|Metra|Norwood Park}}
|{{rint|bus|1}} '''CTA Bus:''' 68 Northwest Highway
|{{rint|bus|1}} CTA Bus: 68 <hr> {{WikidataCoord|Q7061645|display=inline|name=Norwood Park station}}
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|rowspan=5|B
|{{stl|Metra|Gladstone Park}}
|{{stl|Metra|Gladstone Park}}
|{{rint|bus|1}} '''CTA Bus:''' 68 Northwest Highway
|{{rint|bus|1}} CTA Bus: 68 <hr> {{WikidataCoord|Q5566344|display=inline|name=Gladstone Park station}}
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|[[Jefferson Park Transit Center|Jefferson Park]]
|[[Jefferson Park Transit Center|Jefferson Park]]
|{{rint|chicago|l}} '''[[Chicago "L"]]:''' {{rcb|CTA|Blue|inline=route}}<br>{{rint|bus|1}} '''CTA Bus:''' 56, 68, 81, 81W, 85, 85A, 88, 91, 92, X98<br>{{rint|bus|1}} '''Pace:''' 225 Central–Howard, 226 Oakton, 270 Milwaukee<br/>{{rint|bus|brt}} '''Pace Pulse:''' 100 Milwaukee Line
|{{rint|chicago|l}} [[Chicago "L"]]: {{rcb|CTA|Blue|inline=route}}<br>{{rint|bus|1}} CTA Bus: 56, 68, 81, 81W, 85, 85A, 88, 91, 92<br>{{rint|bus|1}} Pace: 225, 226, 270<br/>{{rint|bus|brt}} Pace Pulse: 100 Milwaukee Line <hr> {{WikidataCoord|Q3176657|display=inline|name=Jefferson Park Transit Center}}
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|[[Mayfair station|Mayfair]]
|Mayfair
|Closed December 1, 1958
|Closed December 1, 1958
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|{{stl|Metra|Irving Park}}
|{{stl|Metra|Irving Park}}
|{{rint|chicago|l}} '''Chicago "L":''' {{rcb|CTA|Blue|inline=route}} <small>(at {{cta|Irving Park|Blue}})</small><br>{{rint|bus|1}} '''CTA Bus:''' 53 Pulaski, N53 Pulaski Owl, 54A North Cicero/Skokie Blvd, 80 Irving Park
|{{rint|chicago|l}} Chicago "L": {{rcb|CTA|Blue|inline=route}} <small>(at {{cta|Irving Park|Blue}})</small><br>{{rint|bus|1}} CTA Bus: 53, N53, 54A, 80 <hr> {{WikidataCoord|Q6074714|display=inline|name=Irving Park station}}
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|Closed December 1, 1958
|Closed December 1, 1958
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|{{stl|Metra|Clybourn}}
|{{stl|Metra|Clybourn}}
|{{rint|chicago|metra}} '''[[Metra]]:''' {{rcb|Metra|upn|inline=square}}<br>{{rint|bus|1}} '''CTA Bus:''' 9 Ashland, X9 Ashland Express, 73 Armitage
|{{rint|chicago|metra}} [[Metra]]: {{rcb|Metra|upn|inline=square}}<br>{{rint|bus|1}} CTA Bus: 9, X9, 73 <hr> {{WikidataCoord|Q5136803|display=inline|name=Clybourn station}}
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* [http://metrarail.com/content/metra/en/home/maps_schedules/metra_system_map/up-nw/map.html Metra Union Pacific/Northwest] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160628051403/http://metrarail.com/content/metra/en/home/maps_schedules/metra_system_map/up-nw/map.html |date=2016-06-28 }} service schedule
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Latest revision as of 15:38, 12 November 2024

Union Pacific Northwest Line
A Union Pacific Northwest Line train led by an EMD F40PH in the Norwood Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois
Overview
Service typeCommuter Rail
LocaleCook and McHenry counties, Illinois
Current operator(s)
Ridership38,600 (Avg. Weekday 2014)[1]
18,800 (Avg. Weekend 2014)[2]
Annual ridership4,618,099 (2023)
Route
TerminiOgilvie Transportation Center
Harvard, McHenry
Stops22 (to Harvard)
20 (to McHenry)
23 (total)
Line(s) used
Technical
Track owner(s)Union Pacific Railroad
Route map
Map Union Pacific Northwest Line highlighted in yellow
Legend
63.2 mi
101.7 km
Former service
to Williams Bay
1
76.4 mi
123 km
Williams Bay text
70.4 mi
113.3 km
Lake Geneva
White River
64.9 mi
104.4 km
Pell Lake
Nippersink Creek
(north branch)
61.6 mi
99.1 km
Genoa City
Wisconsin
Illinois
Nippersink Creek
(north branch)
59.9 mi
96.4 km
Richmond
Milwaukee Road North Line
to Walworth
Milwaukee Road North Line
to Fox Lake & Union Station
53.8 mi
86.6 km
Ringwood
52.8 mi
85 km
Johnsburg
proposed
Boone Creek
Union Pacific Railroad
63.1 mi
101.5 km
 Harvard
Mokeler Creek
Kishwaukee River
(north branch)
55.7 mi
89.6 km
Hartland
Woodstock Yard
planned
51.6 mi
83 km
 Woodstock
50.6 mi
81.4 km
 McHenry
47.3 mi
76.1 km
Prairie Grove
proposed
45.7 mi
73.5 km
Ridgefield
Crystal Lake Yard
43.2 mi
69.5 km
 Crystal Lake
McHenry Branch UpperRight arrow
41.7 mi
67.1 km
 Pingree Road
38.6 mi
62.1 km
 Cary
Fox River
37.3 mi
60 km
 Fox River Grove
EJ&E Railway
31.9 mi
51.3 km
 Barrington
26.4 mi
42.5 km
 Palatine
24.4 mi
39.3 km
 Arlington Park
22.8 mi
36.7 km
 Arlington Heights
20.0 mi
32.2 km
 Mount Prospect
18.6 mi
29.9 km
 Cumberland
Union Pacific Railroad
 NCS
to Antioch UpperRight arrow
LowerLeft arrow to Union Station
17.1 mi
27.5 km
 Des Plaines Pace Pulse
Des Plaines River
I-294.svg I-294
15.0 mi
24.1 km
 Dee Road
13.5 mi
21.7 km
 Park Ridge
12.6 mi
20.3 km
 Edison Park
11.4 mi
18.3 km
 Norwood Park
10.1 mi
16.3 km
 Gladstone Park
Blue to O'Hare | I-90.svg I-90
9.1 mi
14.6 km
 Jefferson Park Pace Pulse
MD-N
to Fox Lake UpperRight arrow
LowerLeft arrow to Union Station
12.3 mi
19.8 km
Skokie
10.8 mi
17.4 km
Lincolnwood
9.8 mi
15.8 km
Sauganash
Weber Subdivision
to UP-N
Peterson Avenue
River Jct.
Chicago River (north branch)
7.6 mi
12.2 km
Mayfair
Union Pacific Railroad
7.1 mi
11.4 km
Kostner Avenue
7.0 mi
11.3 km
 Irving Park |
Irving Park
Blue | I-90.svgI-94.svg I-90 / I-94
5.9 mi
9.5 km
Parkview
5.1 mi
8.2 km
Avondale
4.1 mi
6.6 km
Maplewood
 enlarge… UP-N to Kenosha
2.9 mi
4.7 km
 Clybourn
enlarge… UP-W to Elburn
Blue
Chicago River (north branch)
Wells Street Station
 enlarge…MD-N enlarge…MD-W enlarge…NCS Amtrak
Green Pink
0 mi
 Ogilvie
Blue to Forest Park
MD-N MD-W NCS/Amtrak
to Union Station
Key
 Union Pacific Northwest Line
Former route alignment
 Other Metra lines
Metra Milwaukee District lines
Other freight lines
CTA lines
Mileage source[3]
Handicapped/disabled access All stations are accessible except
Clybourn and Gladstone Park.
This diagram:

The Union Pacific Northwest Line (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 refer to any of its lines by colors, the timetable accents for the Union Pacific Northwest Line are bright "Viking Yellow," honoring the Chicago & North Western Railway's Viking passenger train.[4]

The line runs from Ogilvie Transportation Center to Harvard, Illinois. However, most trains terminate in Crystal Lake, Illinois. A branch line to McHenry, Illinois operates during weekday rush hours in the peak direction. Overall, this is Metra's longest route and one of three routes with branches (the others being the Rock Island District and Metra Electric District). The line is Metra's second busiest with an average of 38,600 boardings on a weekday. It is second only to the BNSF Line.

As of February 16, 2024, Metra operates 78 trains (39 in each direction) on the line on weekdays. Of these, 14 inbound trains originate from Harvard, three from McHenry, 13 from Crystal Lake, four from Barrington, one from Palatine, and four from Des Plaines. Five outbound trains terminate at Des Plaines, three at Palatine, three at Barrington, 12 at Crystal Lake, three at McHenry, and 13 at Harvard.

Metra operates 34 trains (17 in each direction) on the line on Saturdays. Of these, 10 inbound trains originate from Harvard, five from Crystal Lake, one from Barrington, and one from Arlington Heights. Two outbound trains terminate at Barrington, five at Crystal Lake, and 10 at Harvard.

Metra operates 21 trains (10 inbound, 11 outbound) on the line on Sundays. Of these, seven inbound trains originate from Harvard, two from Crystal Lake, and one from Arlington Heights. Three outbound trains terminate at Crystal Lake and eight terminate at Harvard.

There is no service at Gladstone Park station or on the McHenry branch on weekends or holidays. All other stations are open daily.

The main line is triple-tracked from Clybourn to just southeast of Barrington, with a bidirectional express track, and double tracked from Barrington to Harvard. The McHenry branch is single-tracked. Historically, double track was maintained from Harvard to Baraboo, Wisconsin. A now-gone portion of the Union Pacific Northwest Line diverged at Harvard and passed through Beloit, Wisconsin, and reconnected to the main line at Evansville junction to allow a separate passenger and freight line. Around the time the Beloit line was abandoned, the railroad single-tracked the line from Harvard to Janesville.

Metra has included the possibility of extending the McHenry branch to Johnsburg in their Cost Benefit Analysis report. If this were to happen, the branch would open an infill station in Prairie Grove. Additionally, an infill station would open in Ridgefield between Crystal Lake and Woodstock along the line to Harvard.[5]

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.[6]

Ridership

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Between 2014 and 2019, annual ridership declined from 11,609,358 to 10,384,356, an overall decline of 10.6%.[7][8] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, ridership dropped to 2,602,403 passengers in 2020.[9][10]

2,500,000
5,000,000
7,500,000
10,000,000
12,500,000
15,000,000
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023

Stations

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State County Zone Location Station Connections and notes
WI Rock   Evansville Evansville Closed 1965[citation needed]
Janesville Janesville Closed
Clinton Clinton Closed 1966[citation needed]
Walworth Sharon Sharon Closed 1966[citation needed]
IL McHenry 4 Harvard Harvard Bus interchange Pace: 808
42°25′11.6″N 88°37′3.0″W / 42.419889°N 88.617500°W / 42.419889; -88.617500 (Harvard station)
Hartland Hartland Closed 1984[11]
Woodstock Woodstock Bus interchange Pace: 807, 808
42°19′1″N 88°26′53″W / 42.31694°N 88.44806°W / 42.31694; -88.44806 (Woodstock station)
Ridgefield Ridgefield Closed, proposed new stop
4 Crystal Lake Crystal Lake Bus interchange Pace: 550, 806, 808
42°14′38.8″N 88°19′1.9″W / 42.244111°N 88.317194°W / 42.244111; -88.317194 (Crystal Lake station)
McHenry branch begins/ends
Pingree Road 42°14′3.1″N 88°17′52.8″W / 42.234194°N 88.298000°W / 42.234194; -88.298000 (Pingree Road station)
Cary Cary 42°12′32.4″N 88°14′29.4″W / 42.209000°N 88.241500°W / 42.209000; -88.241500 (Cary station)
Fox River Grove Fox River Grove Formerly named Chicago Highlands
42°11′52.4″N 88°13′9.8″W / 42.197889°N 88.219389°W / 42.197889; -88.219389 (Fox River Grove station)
Cook Barrington Barrington 42°9′10.4″N 88°7′55.2″W / 42.152889°N 88.132000°W / 42.152889; -88.132000 (Barrington station)
Palatine Palatine 42°6′47.2″N 88°2′54.2″W / 42.113111°N 88.048389°W / 42.113111; -88.048389 (Palatine station)
3 Arlington Heights Arlington Park 42°5′43.1″N 88°0′33.1″W / 42.095306°N 88.009194°W / 42.095306; -88.009194 (Arlington Park station)
Arlington Heights 42°5′3.5″N 87°59′1.0″W / 42.084306°N 87.983611°W / 42.084306; -87.983611 (Arlington Heights station)
Mount Prospect Mount Prospect Bus interchange Pace: 234
42°3′47.2″N 87°56′10.0″W / 42.063111°N 87.936111°W / 42.063111; -87.936111 (Mount Prospect station)
Des Plaines Cumberland Bus interchange Pace: 208, 221, 234
42°3′8.6″N 87°54′43.9″W / 42.052389°N 87.912194°W / 42.052389; -87.912194 (Cumberland station)
Des Plaines Bus interchange Pace: 208, 209, 226, 230, 234, 250
Bus rapid transit Pace Pulse: 101 Dempster Line
42°2′28″N 87°53′13″W / 42.04111°N 87.88694°W / 42.04111; -87.88694 (Des Plaines station)
2 Park Ridge Dee Road Bus interchange Pace: 209, 226, 240
42°1′26.8″N 87°51′22.3″W / 42.024111°N 87.856194°W / 42.024111; -87.856194 (Dee Road station)
Park Ridge Bus interchange Pace: 209, 241, 290
Bus interchange CTA Bus: 68
42°0′36.7″N 87°49′53.8″W / 42.010194°N 87.831611°W / 42.010194; -87.831611 (Park Ridge station)
Skokie Skokie Skokie branch; Closed December 1, 1958
Lincolnwood Lincolnwood Skokie branch; Closed December 1, 1958
Chicago Sauganash Skokie branch; Closed December 1, 1958
Peterson Weber branch; Closed December 1, 1958
Edison Park Bus interchange CTA Bus: 68
42°0′9.0″N 87°49′4.8″W / 42.002500°N 87.818000°W / 42.002500; -87.818000 (Edison Park station)
Norwood Park Bus interchange CTA Bus: 68
41°59′30.5″N 87°47′56.0″W / 41.991806°N 87.798889°W / 41.991806; -87.798889 (Norwood Park station)
Gladstone Park Bus interchange CTA Bus: 68
41°58′47.3″N 87°46′40.4″W / 41.979806°N 87.777889°W / 41.979806; -87.777889 (Gladstone Park station)
Jefferson Park Chicago "L": Blue
Bus interchange CTA Bus: 56, 68, 81, 81W, 85, 85A, 88, 91, 92
Bus interchange Pace: 225, 226, 270
Bus rapid transit Pace Pulse: 100 Milwaukee Line
41°58′15.64″N 87°45′45.18″W / 41.9710111°N 87.7625500°W / 41.9710111; -87.7625500 (Jefferson Park Transit Center)
Mayfair Closed December 1, 1958
Kostner Closed December 1, 1958
Irving Park Chicago "L": Blue (at Irving Park)
Bus interchange CTA Bus: 53, N53, 54A, 80
41°57′9.0″N 87°43′48.4″W / 41.952500°N 87.730111°W / 41.952500; -87.730111 (Irving Park station)
  Parkview Closed December 1, 1958
Avondale Closed December 1, 1958
Maplewood Closed December 1, 1958
2 Clybourn Metra Metra: ■ Union Pacific North
Bus interchange CTA Bus: 9, X9, 73
41°55′1.9″N 87°40′5.5″W / 41.917194°N 87.668194°W / 41.917194; -87.668194 (Clybourn station)
1 Ogilvie
Transportation
Center 		Metra Metra: ■ Union Pacific North, ■ Union Pacific West
Chicago "L": Green Pink (at Clinton)
Bus interchange CTA Bus: J14, 19, 56, 60, 120, 124, 125, 126, 128, 130, 157, 192
41°52′57.7″N 87°38′25.1″W / 41.882694°N 87.640306°W / 41.882694; -87.640306 (Ogilvie Transportation Center)

McHenry branch

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The branch, which formerly had service north to Williams Bay, branches off from the main line north of Pingree Road.

State County Zone Location Station Connections and notes
WI Walworth  
Williams Bay Williams Bay Closed 1966[citation needed]
Lake Geneva Lake Geneva Closed 1975
Pell Lake Pell Lake Closed 1975
Genoa City Genoa City Closed 1975
IL McHenry 4
Richmond Richmond Closed 1980
Ringwood Ringwood Closed 1980[citation needed]
Johnsburg Johnsburg Proposed new stop
McHenry McHenry Bus interchange Pace: 806, 807
42°20′36.2″N 88°16′33.6″W / 42.343389°N 88.276000°W / 42.343389; -88.276000 (McHenry station)
Prairie Grove Prairie Grove Proposed new stop

References

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  1. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 21, 2015. Retrieved April 29, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 21, 2015. Retrieved April 29, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ State of the System - Union Pacific Northwest
  4. ^ "Did you know?" (PDF). On the Bi-Level: 3. June 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-01-02.
  5. ^ "Systemwide Cost Benefit Analysis of Major Capital Improvements" (PDF). Retrieved May 7, 2022.
  6. ^ "Union Pacific Transferring Commuter Rail Services to Metra". Union Pacific Railroad. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
  7. ^ "RIDERSHIP TRENDS ANNUAL REPORT 2018" (PDF). Metra. p. 4. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  8. ^ "RIDERSHIP TRENDS ANNUAL REPORT 2019" (PDF). Metra. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  9. ^ "RIDERSHIP TRENDS ANNUAL REPORT 2020" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-04-23. Retrieved 2021-04-04.
  10. ^ RTAMS. "Metra Ridership by Line".
  11. ^ Ridership Trends - Annual Report 2017 (PDF) (Report). Metra Division of Strategic Capital Planning. February 2018. p. 32. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
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