🇺🇸 Chicago - Unlooping the Loop by FM
created at 2025-06-22T17:04:09.100Z
updated at 2026-05-16T21:11:29.474Z
Doing the unthinkable - splitting the Loop
Removed all Metra services from the Union Station so it can be rebuilt exclusively for high-speed rail.
You'll notice the absence of the Milwaukee District North Line - that's where the HSR will go.
Map type: regional | Total track length: 1051 miles | Center coordinate: 41.8906, -87.7802 | * BNSF: (Commuter/suburban rail, 31 stations) Sandwich, Plano, Yorkville, Oswego, Montgomery, Aurora, Route 59, Naperville, Lisle, Belmont, Downers Grove, Fairview Ave., Westmont, Clarendon Hills, West Hinsdale, Hinsdale, Highlands, Western Spings, Stone Avenue, LaGrange Road, Congress Park, Brookfield, Hollywood (Zoo), Riverside, Harlem Ave., Berwyn, La Vergne, Cicero, Western Avenue, Halsted Street, LaSalle Street Station
* Milwaukee District West: (Commuter/suburban rail, 29 stations) Ogilvie Transportation Center, Western Ave, Grand/Cicero, Hanson Park, Galewood, Mars, Mont Clare, Elmwood Park, River Grove, Franklin Park, Mannheim, Bensenville, Wood Dale, Itasca, Medinah, Roselle, Schaumburg, Hannover Park, Bartlett, National St, Elgin, Big Timber Road, Gilberts, Huntley, Union, Marengo, Belvidere, Cherry Valley, Rockford
* North Central A: (Commuter/suburban rail, 24 stations) Ogilvie Transportation Center, Western Ave, Grand/Cicero, Hanson Park, Galewood, Mars, Mont Clare, Elmwood Park, River Grove, Belmont / Franklin Park, Schiller Park, Rosemont, O'Hare Transfer, Prospect Heights, Wheeling, Buffalo Groves, Prairie View, Vernon Hills, Mundelein, Prairie Crossing, Washington Street / Grayslake, Round Lake Beach, Lake Villa, Antioch
* Rock Island District: (Commuter/suburban rail, 17 stations) LaSalle Street Station, 35th St., 63rd, Auburn Park, Gresham, Brainerd, 91st St. - Beverly Hills, 95th St., 99th St., 103rd St., 107th St., 111th St., 115th St., 119th St., 123rd St., Prairie St., Blue Island
* Metra Electric B: (Commuter/suburban rail, 34 stations) Millennium Station, Van Buren St., Museum Campus/11th St., McCormick Place, 47th St. (Kenwood), 63rd St., 75th St. (Grand Crossing), 79th, 83rd St. (Avalon Park), 87th St. (Woodruff), 91st St., 95th St., 103rd St./Rosemoor, 107th St., 111th St. (Pullman), 115th St./Kensington, Riverdale, Ivanhoe, 147th St./Sibley, Harvey, Hazel Crest, Calumet, Homewood, Flossmoor, 203rd St./Olympia Fields, 211th St., Matteson, Richton Park, University Park, Monee, Peotone, Manteno, Bourbonnais, Kankakee
* Metra Electric A: (Commuter/suburban rail, 32 stations) Millennium Station, Van Buren St., Museum Campus/11th St., McCormick Place, 47th St. (Kenwood), 63rd St., 75th St. (Grand Crossing), 79th, 83rd St. (Avalon Park), 87th St. (Woodruff), 91st St., 95th St., 103rd St./Rosemoor, 107th St., 111th St. (Pullman), 115th St./Kensington, State St., Stewart Ridge, Ashland, Blue Island, Robbins, Midlothian, Oak Forest, Tinley Park, Tinley Park - 80th Ave., Hickory Creek, Mokena, New Lenox, Joliet, Rockdale, Minooka, Morris
* Union Pacific North: (Commuter/suburban rail, 36 stations) Milwaukee Union, Milwaukee Bay View, Cudahy, South Milwaukee, North Racine, Racine, South Racine, Kenosha, Winthrop Harbor, Zion, Waukegan, North Chicago, Great Lakes, Lake Bluff, Lake Forest, Fort Sheridan, Highwood, Highland Park, Ravinia, Ravinia Park (Summer service only), Braeside, Glencoe, Hubbard Woods, Winnetka, Indian Hill, Kenilworth, Kenilworth, Wilmette, Evanston Central Street, Evanston Davis Street, Evanston Main Street, Rogers Park, Peterson/Ridge, Ravenswood, Clybourn, Ogilvie Transportation Center
* Union Pacific Northwest A: (Commuter/suburban rail, 23 stations) Harvard, Woodstock, Crystal Lake, Pingree Road, Cary, Fox River Grove, Barrington, Palatine, Arlington Park, Arlington Heights, Mount Prospect, Cumberland, Des Plaines, Dee Road, Park Ridge, Edison Park, Norwood Park, Gladstone Park, Jefferson Park, Montrose, Addison, Clybourn, Ogilvie Transportation Center
* Union Pacific Northwest B: (Commuter/suburban rail, 21 stations) McHenry, Pingree Road, Cary, Fox River Grove, Barrington, Palatine, Arlington Park, Arlington Heights, Mount Prospect, Cumberland, Des Plaines, Dee Road, Park Ridge, Edison Park, Norwood Park, Gladstone Park, Jefferson Park, Montrose, Addison, Clybourn, Ogilvie Transportation Center
* Union Pacific West: (Commuter/suburban rail, 23 stations) DeKalb, Cortland, Maple Park, Elburn, La Fox, Geneva, West Chicago, Winfield, Wheaton, College Avenue, Glen Ellyn, Lombard, Villa Park, Elmhurst, Berkeley, Bellwood, Melrose Park, Maywood, River Forest, Oak Park, Cicero, Kedzie, Ogilvie Transportation Center
* Pink Line: (Metro/rapid transit, 38 stations) 63rd/University, Cottage Grove, King Drive, Garfield, 51st, 47th, 43rd, Indiana, 35th-Bronzeville-IIT, 29th, Cermak-McCormick Place, 16th, Roosevelt, Van Burren New Station, Admas/Wabash, Washington/Wabash, State/Lake, Clark/Lake, Clinton, Morgan, Ashland, Illinois Medical District, Polk, Hastings, 18th, Damen, Western, California, Kedzie, Central Park, Pulaski, Kostner, Cicero, 54th/Cermak, South 57th, Lombard, Wesley, South Harlem
* Green Line: (Metro/rapid transit, 37 stations) Harlem/Lake, Oak Park, Ridgeland, Austin, Central, Laramie, Cicero, Pulaski, Conservatory, Kedzie, California, Damen, Ashland, Morgan, Clinton, Clark/Lake, State/Lake, Washington/Wabash, Admas/Wabash, Van Burren New Station, Roosevelt, 16th, Cermak-McCormick Place, 29th, 35th-Bronzeville-IIT, Indiana, 43rd, 47th, 51st, Garfield, 63rd, Halsted, Ashland/63rd, Western, Kedzie, Pulaski, Midway
* Brown Line: (Metro/rapid transit, 44 stations) South Chicago (93rd), 87th St., 83rd St., Cheltenham (79th St.), Windsor Park, South Shore, Bryn Mawr, Stony Island, 63rd St., 59th St. (U. of Chicago), 55th - 56th - 57th St., 51st/53rd St. (Hyde Park), 47th St. (Kenwood), 41st, 35th, 27th St., McCormick Place, 18th St., Museum Campus/11th St., Van Burren New Station, LaSalle/Van Burren, Quincy, Washington Wells, Merchandise Mart, Chicago, Sedgwick, Armitage, Fullerton, Diversey, Wellington, Belmont, Southport, Paulina, Paulina, Addison, Irving Park, Montrose, Damen, Western, Francisco, Kimball, Pulaski, Elston, Montrose
* Purple Line: (Metro/rapid transit, 29 stations) Midway, Pulaski, Kedzie, Western, Archer/35th, Ashland, Halsted, 16th, Roosevelt, Harrison, Jackson, Monroe, Lake, Grand, Chicago, Clark/Division, North/Clybourn, Fullerton, Belmont, Sheridan, Wilson, Howard, South Boulevard, Main, Dempster, Davis, Simpson, Central, Linden
* Red Line: (Metro/rapid transit, 41 stations) Dempster–Skokie, Oakton–Skokie, Crawford, Asbury, Howard, Jarvis, Morse, Loyola, Granville, Thorndale, Bryn Mawr, Berwyn, Argyle, Lawrence, Wilson, Sheridan, Addison, Belmont, Fullerton, North/Clybourn, Clark/Division, Chicago, Grand, Lake, Monroe, Jackson, Harrison, Roosevelt, Cermak-Chinatown, Sox-35th, 47th, Garfield, 63rd, 69th, 79th, 87th, 95th/Dan Ryan, 103rd, 111th, Michigan, 130th
* Blue Line: (Metro/rapid transit, 38 stations) Taft, Mannheim, 25th Av, 1st Av, Forest Park, Harlem, Oak Park, Austin, Central, Cicero, Pulaski, Kedzie-Homan, Western, Illinois Medical District, Racine, UIC-Halsted, Clinton, LaSalle, Jackson, Monroe, Washington, Clark/Lake, Grand, Chicago, Division, Damen, Western, California, Logan Square, Belmont, Addison, Irving Park, Montrose, Jefferson Park, Harlem, Cumberland, Rosemont, O'Hare
* South Shore A: (Commuter/suburban rail, 21 stations) Millennium Station, Van Buren St., Museum Campus/11th St., McCormick Place, 47th St. (Kenwood), 63rd St., 79th, 95th St., 115th St./Kensington, Hegewisch, Hammond Gateway, East Chicago, Gary/Chicago Airport-Clark Street, Gary Metro Center, Miller, Portage/Ogden Dunes, Dune Park, Beverly Shores, Michigan City-11th Street, Michigan City-Carroll Avenue, Michigan City HSR
* SouthWest: (Commuter/suburban rail, 16 stations) LaSalle Street Station, 35th St., 63rd, Wrightwood, Ashburn, Oak Lawn, Chicago Ridge, Worth, Palos Height, Palos Park, 143rd St/Orland Park, 153rd St/Orland Park, 179th St/Orland Park, New Lenox, Laraway Road, Manhattan
* Yellow Line: (Metro/rapid transit, 37 stations) Cheltenham (79th St.), Crandon, Stony Island, Greenwood, Lawrence, Dan Ryan, Vincennes, Racine, Ashland, Western, Kedzie, Pulaski, Cicero/79th, Ford City Mall, 67th, Midway, Archer, 47th, 35th/Hawthorne, Ogden, Cermak, 14th, Lexington, Madison, Lake, Chicago, Division, North, Fullerton, Belmont, Irving Park, Montrose, Elston, Peterson, Devon, Lincoln, Oakton–Skokie
* South Shore B: (Commuter/suburban rail, 15 stations) Millennium Station, Van Buren St., Museum Campus/11th St., McCormick Place, 47th St. (Kenwood), 63rd St., 79th, 95th St., 115th St./Kensington, Hegewisch, Hammond Gateway, Downtown Hammond, South Hammond, Munster Ridge, Munster/Dyer
* North Central B: (Commuter/suburban rail, 25 stations) Ogilvie Transportation Center, Western Ave, Grand/Cicero, Hanson Park, Galewood, Mars, Mont Clare, Elmwood Park, River Grove, Belmont / Franklin Park, Schiller Park, Rosemont, O'Hare Transfer, Prospect Heights, Wheeling, Buffalo Groves, Prairie View, Vernon Hills, Mundelein, Prairie Crossing, Grayslake, Round Lake, Long Lake, Ingleside, Fox Lake
* HSR -> Toledo, Detroit, Cleveland: (High speed rail, 4 stations) South Bend HSR, Michigan City HSR, Gary HSR, Chicago Union Station
* HSR -> Madison, Minneapolis: (High speed rail, 5 stations) Milwaukee Union, Milwaukee Airport, Kenosha HSR, Montrose HSR, Chicago Union Station
* HSR -> Omaha: (High speed rail, 3 stations) DeKalb HSR, Geneva, Chicago Union Station
* HSR -> Indianapolis: (High speed rail, 2 stations) Gary HSR, Chicago Union Station
* HSR -> St. Louis: (High speed rail, 2 stations) Chicago Union Station, Joliet
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