Harvard Subdivision

Harvard Subdivision
Harvard Subdivision
	A Metra commuter train in Norwood Park, Chicago on the triple-tracked portion of the line
Overview
Owner	Union Pacific Railroad
Locale	Illinois, Wisconsin
Service
Type	Freight rail; Commuter rail
Technical
Line length	102 mi (164 km)
Number of tracks	1-4
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge

The Harvard Subdivision is a 102-mile (164 km) railway line which runs from Chicago, Illinois to Evansville, Wisconsin. It is owned by the Union Pacific Railroad. It hosts both freight traffic and Metra's Union Pacific / Northwest Line commuter rail service.

Route[]

The subdivision originates at Ogilvie Transportation Center and is quad-tracked from there to CY Tower, just south of Clybourn station, where it meets the Kenosha Subdivision. It is triple-tracked from CY Tower to Barrington station, and then double-tracked through Harvard, the furthest extent of commuter service. At Crystal Lake Junction, just south of Crystal Lake station, the Harvard Subdivision meets the , which also carries commuter rail traffic. Northwest of Harvard the subdivision is single-tracked.^[1]^[2]

Notes[]

^ Vandervoort, Bill. "Railroad Operating Information". Metra Railfan Tips. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
^ Solomon et al. 2014, p. 168

References[]

Solomon, Brian; Blaszak, Michael W.; Gruber, John E.; Guss, Chris (2014). Chicago: America's Railroad Capital: The Illustrated History, 1836 to Today. Voyageur Press. ISBN 978-0-7603-4603-7. OCLC 868039592.

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[1] Vandervoort, Bill. "Railroad Operating Information". Metra Railfan Tips. Retrieved 1 January 2015.

[2] Solomon et al. 2014, p. 168

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