Union Pacific Northwest Line

Route map
	Legend
	63.2 mi
	101.7 km
	Former service
	to Williams Bay
	76.4 mi
	123 km
Williams Bay text
	70.4 mi
	113.3 km
	64.9 mi
	104.4 km
	Nippersink Creek
	(north branch)
	61.6 mi
	99.1 km
	Wisconsin
	Illinois
	Nippersink Creek
	(north branch)
	59.9 mi
	96.4 km
	Milwaukee Road North Line
	to Walworth
	Milwaukee Road North Line
	to Fox Lake & Union Station
	53.8 mi
	86.6 km
	52.8 mi
	85 km
	Johnsburg
	proposed
	63.1 mi
	101.5 km
	Kishwaukee River
	(north branch)
	55.7 mi
	89.6 km
	Woodstock Yard
	planned
	51.6 mi
	83 km
	50.6 mi
	81.4 km
	47.3 mi
	76.1 km
	Prairie Grove
	proposed
	45.7 mi
	73.5 km
	43.2 mi
	69.5 km
	41.7 mi
	67.1 km
	38.6 mi
	62.1 km
	37.3 mi
	60 km
	31.9 mi
	51.3 km
	26.4 mi
	42.5 km
	24.4 mi
	39.3 km
	22.8 mi
	36.7 km
	20.0 mi
	32.2 km
	18.6 mi
	29.9 km
	to Antioch
	to Union Station
	17.1 mi
	27.5 km
	15.0 mi
	24.1 km
	13.5 mi
	21.7 km
	12.6 mi
	20.3 km
	11.4 mi
	18.3 km
	10.1 mi
	16.3 km
	9.1 mi
	14.6 km
	to Fox Lake
	to Union Station
	12.3 mi
	19.8 km
	10.8 mi
	17.4 km
	9.8 mi
	15.8 km
	Weber Subdivision
	to UP-N
	7.6 mi
	12.2 km
	7.1 mi
	11.4 km
	7.0 mi
	11.3 km
	5.9 mi
	9.5 km
	5.1 mi
	8.2 km
	4.1 mi
	6.6 km
	2.9 mi
	4.7 km
	MD-N MD-W NCS/Amtrak
	to Union Station
Key

Union Pacific / Northwest Line
	A Union Pacific / Northwest Line train led by an EMD F40PH in Norwood Park, Illinois
Overview
Service type	Commuter Rail
Locale	Cook, Lake and McHenry counties, Illinois
Current operator(s)	Metra; Union Pacific Railroad;
Ridership	38,600 (Avg. Weekday 2014); 18,800 (Avg. Weekend 2014)
Route
Termini	Ogilvie Transportation Center; Harvard, McHenry
Stops	23
Line(s) used	Harvard Subdivision; McHenry Subdivision;
Technical
Track owner(s)	Union Pacific Railroad
Route map
Route map
	Legend
	63.2 mi
	101.7 km
	Former service
	to Williams Bay
	76.4 mi
	123 km
Williams Bay text
	70.4 mi
	113.3 km
	64.9 mi
	104.4 km
	Nippersink Creek
	(north branch)
	61.6 mi
	99.1 km
	Wisconsin
	Illinois
	Nippersink Creek
	(north branch)
	59.9 mi
	96.4 km
	Milwaukee Road North Line
	to Walworth
	Milwaukee Road North Line
	to Fox Lake & Union Station
	53.8 mi
	86.6 km
	52.8 mi
	85 km
	Johnsburg
	proposed
	63.1 mi
	101.5 km
	Kishwaukee River
	(north branch)
	55.7 mi
	89.6 km
	Woodstock Yard
	planned
	51.6 mi
	83 km
	50.6 mi
	81.4 km
	47.3 mi
	76.1 km
	Prairie Grove
	proposed
	45.7 mi
	73.5 km
	43.2 mi
	69.5 km
	41.7 mi
	67.1 km
	38.6 mi
	62.1 km
	37.3 mi
	60 km
	31.9 mi
	51.3 km
	26.4 mi
	42.5 km
	24.4 mi
	39.3 km
	22.8 mi
	36.7 km
	20.0 mi
	32.2 km
	18.6 mi
	29.9 km
	to Antioch
	to Union Station
	17.1 mi
	27.5 km
	15.0 mi
	24.1 km
	13.5 mi
	21.7 km
	12.6 mi
	20.3 km
	11.4 mi
	18.3 km
	10.1 mi
	16.3 km
	9.1 mi
	14.6 km
	to Fox Lake
	to Union Station
	12.3 mi
	19.8 km
	10.8 mi
	17.4 km
	9.8 mi
	15.8 km
	Weber Subdivision
	to UP-N
	7.6 mi
	12.2 km
	7.1 mi
	11.4 km
	7.0 mi
	11.3 km
	5.9 mi
	9.5 km
	5.1 mi
	8.2 km
	4.1 mi
	6.6 km
	2.9 mi
	4.7 km

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, with a branch line to McHenry, Illinois that operates during weekday rush hours. 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 terminus of the McHenry branch originally was in Williams Bay, Wisconsin, but was cut back to Lake Geneva, Wisconsin in 1965, Lake Geneva to Richmond, Illinois in 1975, and Richmond to McHenry in 1980.^[5]^{[page needed]}

As of April 2013, the public timetable indicated 33 trains leaving Chicago each weekday, with 3 terminating at McHenry, 14 terminating at Crystal Lake, 4 terminating at Barrington, 11 at Harvard, and 1 at Des Plaines.

The line has many riders from southern Wisconsin due to its proximity to places like Madison and Janesville. The Wisconsin Department of Transportation has funded studies on extending the line from Harvard into Janesville, with potential stops along the way.^[6] This line is also used by a handful of commuters from the Rockford area.^[7] There has been talk of rebuilding the KD Line from Rockford to Harvard.^{[citation needed]} A 1.6-mile (2.6 km) extension of the McHenry branch to Johnsburg is proposed as part of CMAP’s Go to 2040 Priority Projects. This service enhancement would include the addition of two new stations: Prairie Grove on the McHenry branch and Ridgefield on the Harvard branch.^[8]

The Union Pacific / Northwest Line is Metra's second busiest line, with an average of 38,600 boardings on a weekday. It is second only to the BNSF Railway Line.

The 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.

Stations

Zone	Station	Municipality	County	Notes
—	Williams Bay	Williams Bay, WI	Walworth	Williams Bay (McHenry) branch Closed 1966
—	Lake Geneva	Lake Geneva, WI		Williams Bay (McHenry) branch Closed 1975
—	Pell Lake	Pell Lake, WI		Williams Bay (McHenry) branch Closed 1975
—	Genoa City	Genoa City, WI		Williams Bay (McHenry) branch Closed 1975
M	Harvard	Harvard	McHenry	Connections: Pace buses: 808 Crystal Lake/Harvard
L	Richmond	Richmond		Williams Bay (McHenry) branch Closed 1980
L	Hartland	Hartland		Closed
K	Ringwood	Ringwood		Williams Bay (McHenry) branch Closed 1980
	Johnsburg	Johnsburg		McHenry branch proposed new stop
	Woodstock	Woodstock		Connections: Pace buses: 807 Woodstock/McHenry via Wonder Lake and 808 Crystal Lake/Harvard
	McHenry	McHenry		McHenry branch Connections: Pace buses: 806 Crystal Lake/Fox Lake and 807 Woodstock/McHenry via Wonder Lake
J	Prairie Grove	Prairie Grove		McHenry branch proposed new stop
J	Ridgefield	Ridgefield		Closed, proposed new stop^[8]
I	Crystal Lake	Crystal Lake		Connections: Pace buses: 806 Crystal Lake/Fox Lake and 808 Crystal Lake/Harvard
I	Pingree Road	Crystal Lake
H	Cary	Cary
H	Fox River Grove	Fox River Grove
G	Barrington	Barrington	Cook	Beginning of center express track
F	Palatine	Palatine
E	Arlington Park	Arlington Heights		Points of interest: Arlington Park
E	Arlington Heights	Arlington Heights		Connections: Pace buses: 696 Harper College/Woodfield/Arlington Heights/Randhurst
D	Mount Prospect	Mount Prospect		Connections: Pace buses: 234 Wheeling/Des Plaines and 694 Central Road/Mt. Prospect Station
	Cumberland	Des Plaines		Connections: Pace buses: 209 Busse Highway, 221 Wolf Road, and 234 Wheeling/Des Plaines
	Des Plaines	Des Plaines		Connections: Pace buses: 208 Golf Road, 209 Busse Highway, 226 Oakton Street, 230 South Des Plaines, 234 Wheeling/Des Plaines, and 250 Dempster Street
C	Dee Road	Park Ridge		Connections: Pace buses: 209 Busse Highway, 226 Oakton Street, and 240 Dee Road
	Park Ridge	Park Ridge		Connections: CTA buses: 68 Northwest Highway Pace buses: 209 Busse Highway, 241 Greenwood/Talcott, and 290 Touhy Avenue
	Skokie	Skokie		Skokie branch Closed December 1, 1958
	Lincolnwood	Lincolnwood		Skokie branch Closed December 1, 1958
	Sauganash	Chicago		Skokie branch Closed December 1, 1958
	Peterson			Weber branch Closed December 1, 1958
	Edison Park			Connections: CTA buses: 68 Northwest Highway
	Norwood Park			Connections: CTA buses: 68 Northwest Highway
B	Gladstone Park			Connections: CTA buses: 68 Northwest Highway
	Jefferson Park			Connections: CTA "L" lines: Blue Line CTA buses: 56 Milwaukee, 68 Northwest Highway, 81 Lawrence, 81W West Lawrence, 85 Central, 85A North Central, 88 Higgins, 91 Austin, 92 Foster, and X98 Avon Express Pace buses: 225 Central/Howard, 226 Oakton Street, and 270 Milwaukee Avenue
	Mayfair			Closed December 1, 1958
	Kostner			Closed December 1, 1958
	Irving Park			Connections: CTA "L" lines: Blue Line (at Irving Park) CTA buses: 53 Pulaski, N53 Pulaski, 54A North Cicero/Skokie Blvd, and 80 Irving Park
	Parkview			Closed December 1, 1958
	Avondale			Closed December 1, 1958
A	Maplewood			Closed December 1, 1958
	Clybourn			Connections: Metra trains: Union Pacific / North Line CTA buses: 9 Ashland, X9 Ashland Express, 73 Armitage, and 132 Goose Island Express
	Ogilvie Transportation Center			Connections: Metra trains: Union Pacific / North Line Union Pacific / West Line CTA "L" lines: Green and Pink Lines (at Clinton) CTA buses: J14 Jeffery Jump, 19 United Center Express, 56 Milwaukee, 60 Blue Island/26th, 120 Ogilvie/Streeterville Express, 124 Navy Pier, 125 Water Tower Express, 126 Jackson, 128 Soldier Field Express, 130 Museum Campus, 157 Streeterville/Taylor, and 192 University of Chicago Hospitals Express

References

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^ State of the System - Union Pacific Northwest
^ "Did you know?" (PDF). On the Bi-Level: 3. June 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-01-02. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ Behrens, P. L. (2002). Steam Trains to Geneva Lake: C&NW's Elgin – Williams Bay Branch. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
^ Judy Robson Announces Funding of Metra Feasibility Study
^ Northern Illinois Commuter Transportation Initiative Rockford Bus Service to Chicago Area Archived May 9, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
^ ^a ^b "Go to 2040: Comprensive Regional Plan". Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning. 2010. p. 281. Retrieved September 8, 2018.

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[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. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[5] Behrens, P. L. (2002). Steam Trains to Geneva Lake: C&NW's Elgin – Williams Bay Branch. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)

[6] Judy Robson Announces Funding of Metra Feasibility Study

[7] Northern Illinois Commuter Transportation Initiative Rockford Bus Service to Chicago Area Archived May 9, 2016, at the Wayback Machine

[GoTo2040-8] "Go to 2040: Comprensive Regional Plan". Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning. 2010. p. 281. Retrieved September 8, 2018.

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