BNSF Railway Line

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BNSF Railway Line
A Metra train is led by a Burlington Northern Railroad EMD E9 engine near Aurora
Info
Type Commuter Rail
System Metra
Terminals Union Station
Aurora
No. of stations 26
Operation
Operator(s) BNSF Railway
Technical
Line map
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0.0 Union Station
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1.8 Halsted Street
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3.7 Western Avenue
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7.0 Cicero
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9.0 La Vergne
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9.6 Berwyn
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10.0 Harlem Avenue
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11.0 Riverside
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11.7 Hollywood
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12.3 Brookfield
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13.0 Congress Park
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13.7 La Grange
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14.1 Stone Avenue
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15.4 Western Springs
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16.3 Highlands
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16.8 Hinsdale
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17.8 West Hinsdale
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18.2 Clarendon Hills
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19.4 Westmont
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20.3 Fairview Avenue
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21.1 Downers Grove
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22.9 Belmont
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24.4 Lisle
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28.4 Naperville
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31.6 Route 59
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38.4 Aurora
This article is about a commuter rail line. For the freight railroad company, see BNSF Railway.

The BNSF Railway Line is a commuter rail line in the United States, provided by Metra and operated by the BNSF Railway in Chicago and its surrounding suburbs. While Metra does not specifically refer to any of its lines by a particular color, the timetable accents for the BNSF line are printed in bright "Cascade Green".

Its eastern terminus is the Union Station in downtown Chicago. The line traverses Chicago's western neighborhoods and its western and far western suburbs to Aurora.

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[edit] Station stops

BNSF Railway Line trains make the following station stops:

[edit] History

The railroad between Chicago and Aurora was originally constructed by the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad (CB&Q) in 1864. The CB&Q operated the commuter service until the railroad became part of the Burlington Northern in 1970. Burlington Northern merged with Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway in 1995, and the name of the new railroad became Burlington Northern Santa Fe. The railroad has now been renamed to simply BNSF.

With its three tracks and fast and frequent trains of both Metra and freight service, this line earned the nickname "The Racetrack".

The Clyde station, at South Austin Boulevard and West 29th Street in Cicero, was closed on April 1, 2007, due to low ridership and its dilapidated condition. At time of closing, it was only used by about 50 passengers a day (Ruzich 2007).

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[edit] Primary source

Ruzich, Joseph. "Cicero's Metra stop to receive makeover." Chicago Tribune 21 Feb. 2007.