The BNSF Railway Line is a commuter rail line provided by Metra and operated by the BNSF Railway in Chicago, Illinois 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". A Connex commuter train stands by the platform in Melbourne, Australia Regional rail systems, or commuter rail systems, usually provide a rail service through a central business district area into suburbs or other locations that draw large numbers of people on a daily basis. ... Metra system schematic Metra (officially known as the Northeastern Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad Corporation) is Chicagolands commuter rail system, serving over 200 stations on eleven lines across the Regional Transportation Authoritys (RTAs) six-county service area. ... The BNSF Railway (AAR reporting mark BNSF) NYSE: BNI, headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, and established as a result of a 1995 merger between the parent companies of the Burlington Northern Railroad and the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, is one of the largest railroad networks in North America... ... Chicagoland. ...

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. In the waiting room of the Union Station, January 1943 Union Station is a Chicago, Illinois train station which was built 1913–1925, during the time when Chicago reigned as the undisputed railroad center of the United States. ... Auroras Logo Aurora is a city located in Kane, DuPage, Will and Kendall counties in Illinois. ...

Station stops

• Chicago, Union Station
• Halsted Street (16th & Halsted)
• Western Avenue (18th & Western)
• Cicero (26th & Cicero)
• Clyde
• LaVergne
• Berwyn
• Harlem Avenue
• Riverside
• Hollywood (Zoo Stop)
• Brookfield
• Congress Park
• LaGrange Road
• LaGrange, Stone Avenue
• Western Springs
• Highlands
• Hinsdale
• West Hinsdale
• Clarendon Hills
• Westmont
• Fairview Avenue
• Downers Grove, Main Street
• Belmont
• Lisle
• Naperville
• Route 59
• Aurora

Incorporated Town in 1869. ... Incorporated City in 1902. ... Riverside is a village located in Cook County Illinois. ... The Brookfield Zoo is a zoo located in the Chicago suburb of Brookfield, Illinois. ... Demographics As of the census2 of 2000, there are 19,085 people, 7,536 households, and 5,034 families residing in the village. ... La Grange is a relatively affluent suburb of Chicago located in Cook County, Illinois. ... Western Springs is a village located in Cook County, Illinois. ... Hinsdale is a village located in Cook County and DuPage County in the U.S. state of Illinois. ... Clarendon Hills is a village located in DuPage County, Illinois. ... Westmont is a village located in DuPage County, Illinois. ... Downers Grove, Illinois Downers Grove is a suburb located 19 miles west of Chicago, Illinois in DuPage County, Illinois. ... Lisle is a village located in DuPage County, Illinois. ... Naperville is a city located in DuPage County, Illinois and Will County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 128,358; a special census in 2003 estimated the population at 135,858. ... Illinois State Route 59 is a long state route that runs south from Illinois State Route 83 in Antioch to Interstate Highway 55 in Shorewood, a distance of about 75 miles (120 km). ...

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 in 1995, and the name of the new railroad became Burlington Northern Santa Fe. The railroad has now been renamed to simply BNSF. The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad (AAR reporting mark CBQ) was a railroad that operated in the Midwestern United States. ... 1864 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Categories: Rail stubs | Defunct railroad companies of the United States | California railroads | Colorado railroads | Idaho railroads | Illinois railroads | Iowa railroads | Kansas railroads | Kentucky railroads | Minnesota railroads | Missouri railroads | Montana railroads | Nebraska railroads | North Dakota railroads | Oregon railroads | South Dakota railroads | Washington railroads | Wisconsin railroads | Wyoming railroads ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company (AAR reporting mark BNSF) (NYSE: BNI), headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, and established as a result of a 1995 merger between the parent companies of the Burlington Northern Railroad and the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, is one of the largest...

External links

• Metra BNSF Railway service schedule