CN Joliet Subdivision

Joliet Subdivision
Overview
OwnerCanadian National Railway
LocaleChicago metropolitan area
Termini
Service
TypeFreight rail
Commuter rail
Inter-city rail
Operator(s)Canadian National Railway
Metra
Amtrak
History
Opened1858 (1858)
Technical
Line length33 mi (53 km)
Number of tracks2
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Route map

Blue Island Subdivision
Brighton Maintenance Facility
Glenn Yard
Summit Metra Lincoln Service
Mt. Forest
Willow Springs
Lambert
Lemont Metra
Romeoville Metra
Lockport Metra
Leithton Subdivision
State Prison
Joliet
Texas EagleLincoln Service Metra
Joliet Sub District
Plaines Industrial Lead
Union Pacific Joliet Intermodal Terminal
Pequot Industrial Lead
Dwight Lincoln Service
Pontiac Texas EagleLincoln Service
Normal Texas EagleLincoln Service
Union Pacific Bloomington Yard
Bloomington District
Springfield Subdivision

The Joliet Subdivision is a railroad subdivision of the Canadian National Railway in the Chicago metropolitan area. The 33-mile route runs from Joliet, Illinois to Chicago's Bridgeport neighborhood, largely paralleling the route of the Illinois and Michigan Canal.[1] Union Pacific has trackage rights over the route, which meets the Union Pacific Joliet Subdivision at Joliet to reach Bloomington and St. Louis. The line also hosts Metra's Heritage Corridor commuter service,[2] and Amtrak's Lincoln and Texas Eagle service (as far as Joliet). From Bridgeport, services reach Chicago Union Station via Canadian National's Freeport Subdivision.

  1. ^ Proposed Canadian National Railway Company Acquisition of the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Company. 2008. CN's Joliet Subdivision includes
  2. ^ "2012 Illinois State Rail Plan" (PDF).