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Commuter rail line between Chicago and Joliet, Illinois
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Rock Island DistrictRock Island District Beverly branch Rock Island District
Rock Island train atJoliet Gateway Center
Overview
OwnerMetra
Termini
Stations15 (via Main Line)
24 (via Beverly Branch)
26 (total) (1 under construction)
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Service
TypeCommuter rail
SystemMetra
Operator(s)Metra,CSX,IAIS,Chicago Rail Link
Daily ridership32,100 (avg. weekday 2009)[1]
History
OpenedApril 1, 1870 (Beverly Branch)[2]
Technical
Line length40.0 mi (64.4 km)
6.7 mi (10.8 km) Beverly Branch(Gresham Jct.—Blue Island)
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm)standard gauge
Route map
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◇ = under construction
LaSalle
0
LaSalle Street Station
IC West to Addison (1892-1931)
Amtrak toUnion Station
3.2 mi
5.1 km
35th Street
47th/49th Street shops & yard
Amtrak
6.7 mi
10.8 km
Englewood Union Station
7.2 mi
11.6 km
Normal Park
7.8 mi
12.6 km
Hamilton Park
Left arrowSouthWest Service
8.6 mi
13.8 km
Auburn Park
9.8 mi
15.8 km
Gresham
Brainerd
10.6 mi
17.1 km
Rock Island District Beverly branch
LowerLeft arrowBeverly Branch
Major Taylor Trail
north section
91st Street/​Beverly Hills
11.3 mi
18.2 km
95th Street/​Beverly Hills
11.7 mi
18.8 km
10.9 mi
17.5 km
95th Street/​Longwood
99th Street/​Beverly Hills
12.3 mi
19.8 km
11.4 mi
18.3 km
99th Street/Longwood Manor
103rd Street/​Beverly Hills
12.8 mi
20.6 km
12.0 mi
19.3 km
103rd Street/​Washington Heights
107th Street/​Beverly Hills
13.3 mi
21.4 km
Major Taylor Trail
south section
111th Street/​Morgan Park
13.8 mi
22.2 km
12.9 mi
20.8 km
Givins
115th Street/​Morgan Park
14.3 mi
23 km
119th Street
14.8 mi
23.8 km
123rd Street
15.2 mi
24.5 km
Prairie Street
15.8 mi
25.4 km
enlarge…Metra Electric Blue Island branch
Blue Island coach yard
Blue IslandMetra Electric Blue Island branch
16.4 mi
26.4 km
15.7 mi
25.3 km
Blue Island/​Vermont StreetRock Island District Beverly branchRock Island District
17.2 mi
27.7 km
Robbins
18.4 mi
29.6 km
Midlothian
20.4 mi
32.8 km
Oak Forest
23.5 mi
37.8 km
Tinley Park
25.1 mi
40.4 km
80th Avenue/​Tinley Park
27.0 mi
43.5 km
Hickory Creek
29.6 mi
47.6 km
Mokena
enlarge…SouthWest Service
34.0 mi
54.7 km
New Lenox
Joliet coach yard
enlarge…Heritage Corridor
40.0 mi
64.4 km
Joliet
40.1 mi
64.5 km
Joliet Union Station
Key
Rock Island District
Other Metra lines
Other freight lines
CTA lines
Mileage source[3]

Handicapped/disabled access All stations are accessible except
Gresham,123rd Street, andPrairie Street.
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TheRock Island District (RID orRI) is aMetracommuter rail line fromChicago, Illinois, southwest toJoliet. Metra does not refer to its lines by color, but the timetable accents for the Rock Island District line are "Rocket Red" in honor of theChicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad'sRocket passenger trains.[4]

ItsBeverly Branch (also called theSuburban Branch orSuburban Line) branches to the west of the main line at 89th Street to make local stops in the communities ofWashington Heights,Beverly,Morgan Park andBlue Island, before merging back onto the main line atBlue Island/Vermont Street station.

History

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The Suburban Line was built in 1870 as asteam dummy line, splitting from the main line just north of 99th Street, running west along 99th and turning south to the present line at theS-curve just south of 99th. The crossing of thePittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway midway along 99th was known as Dummy Crossing. In the early 1890s the line was extended north to 89th Street in conjunction with the expansion of theChicago Terminal Transfer Railroad, and the portion on 99th was removed.

The track is owned byMetra, bought from thebankruptChicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad for $35 million in December 1982 (equivalent to $114 million in 2024).[5] TheRegional Transportation Authority had signed a contract with the Rock Island in 1976 to fund service, and in 1980 theChicago and North Western Railway began operating the Rock Island District (the Rock Island also ceased operations that year.) Inspring 1981 the C&NW stepped away, and theNortheast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad Corporation (Metra) was formed to take over operations. Through freight trains on the line are operated byCSX andIowa Interstate Railroad on a trackage rights agreement. In addition,Chicago Rail Link has rights to operate local freight service on the whole district, and it also uses the line between Gresham Wye and Blue Island[which?] to connect with the Iowa Interstate and Indiana Harbor Belt Railroads.

A new station at 35th Street and Federal Street opened on April 3, 2011 to serveU.S. Cellular Field and theIllinois Institute of Technology. It was named 35th Street/'Lou' Jones/Bronzeville Station afterLovana Jones who was anIllinois State Representative in the Bronzeville neighborhood.[6]

The Englewood Flyover, anoverpass located in the Chicago neighborhood ofEnglewood, eliminated delays for the Rock Island. The overpass replaced adiamond crossing with theNorfolk Southern'sChicago Line.[7] The overpass proposed byChicago Region Environmental and Transportation Efficiency Program (CREATE), which cost $142 million to construct, was completed in October 2014.[8]

In recent years, Metra has expressed a desire to electrify and modernize the line if funding became available.[9] In October of 2023, Metra announced the order of 16 lightweightStadler FLIRT Akku electric multiple unit trainsets that would likely be used on the Beverly Branch. They could be used to increase frequency and speed.[10][11][12][13][14]

In 2022, an alternative project to those presented under theChicago Region Environmental and Transportation Efficiency Program (CREATE) was presented, wherebyAmtrak'sLincoln Service andTexas Eagle services running between Joliet andChicago Union Station could be rerouted via Rock Island District. This option, due to the absence of diamond crossings and low freight train activity, will allow Amtrak services to reduce delays and increase higher speeds between Joliet and Chicago, avoiding the circuitous route they currently use.[15]

Service

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As of September 7, 2021, Metra operates 80 trains (40 inbound and 40 outbound) on the Rock Island District on weekdays, with 21 trains providing roundtrip service to and fromJoliet, three to and from80th Avenue/​Tinley Park, and 16 to and fromBlue Island/​Vermont Street. BetweenGresham and Blue Island, all trains terminating at Blue Island as well as four evening through-trains to and from Joliet operate via the suburban branch, while all other trains remain on the mainline.

On Saturdays, Metra operates 33 trains (16 inbound and 17 outbound) on the line, with 10 roundtrips to and from Joliet, six roundtrips to and from Blue Island, and an additional outbound train to Joliet. The Blue Island short-turn trains, as well as four inbound and five outbound through-trains to and from Joliet operate over the suburban branch, while the other six Joliet through-trains in each direction remain on the mainline.

On Sundays, Metra operates 28 trains (14 roundtrips), eight to and from Joliet, and six to and from Blue Island. All six Blue Island short-turn trains as well as two through-trains to and from Joliet operate over the suburban branch, while the other six Joliet through-trains in each direction remain on the mainline.

In June 2015, Metra began weekend express service on the Rock Island District. The six express trains that operate on both Saturday and Sunday run express from 35th Street to Blue Island-Vermont Street via the main line before making all stops to Joliet, bypassing the suburban branch entirely. Local trains run as well, making all stops on the suburban branch and terminating at Blue Island-Vermont Street. This cuts about 20 minutes off the trips from Blue Island to downtown.[16] On August 23, 2015, Metra announced that the weekend express service would become permanent upon completion of the trial period on November 29, 2015.

The Rock Island District runs a few empty equipment move (deadhead) trains, most during weekdays. Inbound deadheads are scheduled between the Joliet, Mokena-Front Street, and Tinley Park stations and run to Blue Island-Vermont Street.

There have been proposals to extend the line from Joliet to LaSalle-Peru inLaSalle County with intermediate stations atRockdale,Minooka,Morris,Seneca,Marseilles,Ottawa, and several other towns. A feasibility study was completed in 2003.[17][18] As of 2022, an extension only as far as Minooka has been considered feasible in the near future, and there are no currently active plans to carry out the extension.

After the passage of the Rebuild Illinois, $20 million was allocated for the long planned construction of a newAuburn Park station. Construction is expected to start in 2020.[19]

In the beginning of 2021, fares on the Rock Island, as well as theMetra Electric District, were cut in half for all passengers as part of a pilot program.[20][21]

Ridership

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From 2014-2019 annual ridership declined from 8,544,753 to 7,338,133, an overall decline of 14.1%.[22][23] Due to theCOVID-19 pandemic, ridership dropped to 1,952,547 passengers in 2020 and 1,669,273 passengers in 2021.[24][25]

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Stations

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CountyZoneLocationStationConnections and notes
Cook1ChicagoLaSalle Street StationChicago "L":Blue(atLaSalle),BrownOrangePinkPurple(atLaSalle/​Van Buren)
Bus interchangeCTA buses: 1  7  22  24  36  126  130  151  156 
Bus interchangeCity of Valparaiso:ChicaGo Dash
235th Street Chicago "L":Red(atSox–35th),Green(at35th–Bronzeville–IIT)
Bus interchange CTA buses: 24  31  35  39 
 EnglewoodClosed late 1970s
Normal ParkClosed
Hamilton ParkClosed
Auburn ParkClosed 1978,[26] to reopen in early 2026[27]
2GreshamBus interchange CTA buses: 8A  24  87 
Beverly branch begins
95th Street/​Longwood
(rush only)
Bus interchange CTA buses: N9  95  112 
Bus interchangePace: 381, 395
99th Street/LongwoodClosed 1985[28]
103rd Street/​Washington Heights
(rush only)
Bus interchange CTA buses: 9  103  112 
GivinsClosed 1984[28]
Blue IslandBlue Island/​Vermont StreetMetra:Metra ElectricMetra Electric(atBlue Island)
Bus interchange Pace: 348, 349, 359, 385
Beverly branch ends
RobbinsRobbinsBus interchange Pace: 359
MidlothianMidlothianBus interchange Pace: 354
3Oak ForestOak ForestBus interchange Pace: 354, 364, 383
Tinley ParkTinley ParkBus interchange Pace: 386
480th Avenue/​Tinley Park
MokenaHickory Creek
WillMokena
New LenoxNew Lenox
JolietJoliet Metra:Heritage CorridorHeritage Corridor
Amtrak:Lincoln Service,Texas Eagle
Bus interchange Pace: 501, 504, 505, 507, 508, 509, 511, 832, 834

Beverly branch

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The entire branch is inCook County, Illinois.

ZoneLocationStationConnections and notes
2ChicagoBrainerdBus interchange CTA buses: 9 
91st Street/​Beverly Hills
95th Street/​Beverly HillsBus interchange CTA buses: 95 
Bus interchange Pace: 381, 395
99th Street/​Beverly Hills
103rd Street/​Beverly HillsBus interchange CTA buses: 103 
107th Street/​Beverly Hills
111th Street/​Morgan ParkBus interchange CTA buses: 112 
115th Street/​Morgan Park
Blue Island119th StreetBus interchange CTA buses: 119 
123rd Street
Prairie Street
Blue Island/​Vermont StreetMetra:Metra ElectricMetra Electric(atBlue Island)
Bus interchange Pace: 348, 349, 359, 385

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^"Ridership Reports - System Facts". Metra. Archived fromthe original on January 2, 2010. RetrievedApril 6, 2010.
  2. ^Carlson, Norman (ed.). "Metra 2020: My Metra, Major Construction Projects and New Car Procurement".First & Fastest.37 (1). Shore Line Interurban Historical Society: 10.
  3. ^2020 State of the System Report (p. 109)
  4. ^"Did you know?"(PDF).On the Bi-Level: 3. June 2009. Archived fromthe original(PDF) on 2010-01-02.
  5. ^"Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific".BLACKHAWK RAILWAY HISTORICAL SOCIETY. Retrieved2023-10-25.
  6. ^Metra."Metra to open new station at 35th St. in time for White Sox home opener". Archived fromthe original on 2011-03-14. Retrieved2011-12-06.
  7. ^"P1 63rd and State (Englewood) Flyover"(PDF). CREATE. October 2015. RetrievedJanuary 11, 2018.
  8. ^Wronski, Richard (October 23, 2014)."'Flyover' aimed at cutting rail congestion".Chicago Tribune. RetrievedJanuary 11, 2018.
  9. ^Lassen, David (January 7, 2019)."Metra's big 'ask:' a $5 billion plan for improvements". Trains Magazine. RetrievedMarch 29, 2019.
  10. ^METRA (2023-02-20)."SUMMARY OF METRA PROCUREMEN"(PDF).
  11. ^"Metra to receive $169.3m grant for zero-emission trainsets | Metra".metra.com. Retrieved2023-10-25.
  12. ^"Metra lands federal grant to purchase battery-powered trainsets".Trains. 2023-10-22. Retrieved2023-10-25.
  13. ^Vitale, Cat (2023-10-23)."Metra to receive $169.3m grant for battery-powered trainsets".Railway Technology. Retrieved2023-10-25.
  14. ^Metra aims to invest $170 million in zero-emission, battery-powered trains, 17 October 2023, retrieved2023-10-25
  15. ^"A New Approach to Chicago".High Speed Rail Alliance. RetrievedNovember 22, 2022.
  16. ^Sullivan, Dennis (May 28, 2015)."Weekend express trains starting on Rock Island Line".Chicago Tribune. RetrievedJanuary 11, 2018.
  17. ^Illinois Valley Commuter Rail Feasibility Study(PDF) (Report). CTE Engineers, LTK Engineering Services. August 2003. RetrievedJanuary 10, 2020.
  18. ^O'Brien, Ken (January 24, 2002)."Will panel endorses extension of Metra".Chicago Tribune. RetrievedJanuary 10, 2020.
  19. ^Freund, Sara (August 12, 2019)."Construction on two Metra stations starts up again after state funding kicks in".Curbed. RetrievedJanuary 10, 2020.
  20. ^"Cook County's Pilot Program Aims To Boost Metra Electric, Rock Island Ridership By Slashing Fares In Half".Block Club Chicago. 2021-01-29. Retrieved2021-02-24.
  21. ^"Fair Transit South Cook | CookCountyIL.gov".www.cookcountyil.gov. Retrieved2021-02-24.
  22. ^"RIDERSHIP TRENDS ANNUAL REPORT 2018"(PDF). Metra. p. 4. Retrieved12 May 2019.
  23. ^"RIDERSHIP TRENDS ANNUAL REPORT 2019"(PDF). Metra. Retrieved27 February 2021.
  24. ^"RIDERSHIP TRENDS ANNUAL REPORT 2021"(PDF).
  25. ^RTAMS."Metra Ridership By Line".
  26. ^Carlson, Norman (ed.). "Metra 2020: My Metra, Major Construction Projects and New Car Procurement".First & Fastest.37 (1). Shore Line Interurban Historical Society: 9.
  27. ^Golden, Jamie Nesbitt (8 December 2020)."Construction Starts Soon On Auburn Park Metra Station Along Rock Island Line". Block Club Chicago. Retrieved26 May 2021.
  28. ^abRidership Trends - Annual Report 2017(PDF) (Report). Metra Division of Strategic Capital Planning. February 2018. p. 32. RetrievedDecember 2, 2018.

References

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  • J. David Ingles, Metra: "Best Commuter Train",Trains July 1993

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