Union Pacific North Line

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Union Pacific North Line
A southbound train departs Highland Park station
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	Union Pacific Railroad
Locale	Chicago metropolitan area
Termini	Ogilvie Transportation Center Waukegan (Most trips) Kenosha
Stations	28
Service
Type	Commuter rail
System	Metra
Operator(s)	Union Pacific Railroad Metra
Daily ridership	41,000 (Avg. Weekday 2009)[1]
Ridership	4,131,189 (2023)
Technical
Line length	51.6 miles (83.0 km)[2]
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Route map Union Pacific North Line highlighted in dark green Show interactive map Legend text text Amtrak to St. Paul, Seattle, or Portland Lake Front Depot 84.2 mi 135.5 km Milwaukee (1966-1971) Menomonee River Milwaukee River National Avenue Kinnickinnic River Amtrak to Union Station 78.2 mi 125.9 km Cudahy 74.7 mi 120.2 km South Milwaukee 61.8 mi 99.5 km Racine Root River Pike River 51.5 mi 82.9 km Kenosha KD Line to Rockford Wisconsin Illinois 44.5 mi 71.6 km Winthrop Harbor 43.1 mi 69.4 km Camp Logan 42.1 mi 67.8 km Zion 39.9 mi 64.2 km Dunes Park 37.6 mi 60.5 km Asbestos EJ&E Railway 35.9 mi 57.8 km Waukegan Waukegan Coach Yard 34.0 mi 54.7 km Abbott's Platform 33.7 mi 54.2 km North Chicago 32.0 mi 51.5 km Great Lakes 30.2 mi 48.6 km Lake Bluff Union Pacific Railroad 28.3 mi 45.5 km Lake Forest 25.7 mi 41.4 km Fort Sheridan 24.5 mi 39.4 km Highwood 23.0 mi 37 km Highland Park 21.5 mi 34.6 km Ravinia 20.9 mi 33.6 km Ravinia Park (Seasonal) 20.5 mi 33 km Braeside 19.2 mi 30.9 km Glencoe 17.7 mi 28.5 km Hubbard Woods 16.6 mi 26.7 km Winnetka 15.8 mi 25.4 km Indian Hill 15.2 mi 24.5 km Kenilworth 14.4 mi 23.2 km Wilmette 13.3 mi 21.4 km Evanston Central Street North Shore Channel 12.7 mi 20.4 km Weber Subdivision to UP-NW Purple to Linden 12.0 mi 19.3 km Evanston Davis Street 11.5 mi 18.5 km Dempster Street 11.0 mi 17.7 km Evanston Main Street 10.3 mi 16.6 km Calvary Purple to Howard or the Loop Yellow to Dempster–Skokie to Howard 9.4 mi 15.1 km Rogers Park 8.4 mi 13.5 km Kenmore 8.3 mi 13.4 km Peterson/Ridge 7.8 mi 12.6 km Rose Hill 7.1 mi 11.4 km Summerdale 6.5 mi 10.5 km Ravenswood Brown to Kimball 6.2 mi 10 km Ravenswood–Wilson 5.5 mi 8.9 km Northcenter Brown to the Loop 4.6 mi 7.4 km Belmont Avenue 3.5 mi 5.6 km Deering Chicago River (north branch) UP-NW to Harvard or McHenry 2.9 mi 4.7 km Clybourn UP-W to Elburn Blue to O'Hare Chicago River (north branch) Wells Street Station MD-N MD-W NCS Green Pink Blue to Forest Park 0 mi Ogilvie Key Union Pacific North Line Former route alignment Other Metra lines Metra Milwaukee District lines Other freight lines CTA lines Mileage source[3] All stations are accessible except Clybourn, Indian Hill, and Hubbard Woods. This diagram: view talk edit Show route diagram map

The Union Pacific North Line (UP-N) is a Metra line in the Chicago metropolitan area. It runs between Ogilvie Transportation Center and Kenosha, Wisconsin; however, most trains terminate in Waukegan, Illinois. Although Metra owns the rolling stock, the trains are operated and dispatched by the Union Pacific Railroad. This line was previously operated by the Chicago & North Western Railway before its merger with the Union Pacific Railroad, and was called the Chicago and North Western Milwaukee Division and then the Chicago & North Western/North Line before the C&NW was absorbed by Union Pacific in April 1995. It is the only Metra line that travels outside Illinois.

Metra does not refer to its lines by particular colors, but the timetable accents for the Union Pacific North line are dark "Flambeau Green," a nod to the C&NW's Flambeau 400 passenger train.^[4]

Until 2022, a private club car ran weekdays exclusively on the Union Pacific North Line. It was the last remaining private car in service on a commuter railroad in the United States.

The current timetable as of December 5, 2022 shows 70 trains (35 in each direction) on weekdays. Of these, six inbound trains originate from Kenosha, 17 from Waukegan, six from Highland Park, and six from Winnetka. Seven outbound trains terminate at Winnetka, five at Highland Park, 17 at Waukegan, and six at Kenosha.

13 trains operate in each direction on Saturdays. Of these, five inbound trains originate from Kenosha and eight from Waukegan. Six outbound trains terminate at Waukegan and seven at Kenosha.

Nine trains operate in each direction on Sundays. Of these, three inbound trains originate from Kenosha and six from Waukegan. Six outbound trains terminate at Waukegan and three at Kenosha.

During the summer concert season, on weekends, an extra outbound train, named RAV1, makes all stops to Evanston Central Street, then runs express to Ravinia Park during events, with a train returning to Chicago after the concert.