The Harvard Subdivision is a
railway
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...
line which runs from
Chicago, Illinois
(''City in a Garden''); I Will
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to
Evansville, Wisconsin
Evansville is a city in Rock County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 5,703 at the 2020 census.
History
Evansville was first settled in the 1830s by New Englanders who were attracted to the area by its pristine wooded landscape an ...
. It is owned by the
Union Pacific Railroad
The Union Pacific Railroad , legally Union Pacific Railroad Company and often called simply Union Pacific, is a freight-hauling railroad that operates 8,300 locomotives over routes in 23 U.S. states west of Chicago and New Orleans. Union Paci ...
. It hosts both freight traffic and
Metra
Metra is the commuter rail system in the Chicago metropolitan area serving the city of Chicago and its surrounding suburbs via the Union Pacific Railroad, BNSF Railway, and other railroads. The system operates 242 stations on 11 rail lines. I ...
's
Union Pacific / Northwest Line
The Union Pacific Northwest Line (UP-NW) is a commuter rail line provided by Metra and operated by the Union Pacific Railroad in Chicago, Illinois and its surrounding suburbs. While Metra does not refer to any of its lines by colors, the timetable ...
commuter rail
Commuter rail, or suburban rail, is a passenger rail transport service that primarily operates within a metropolitan area, connecting commuters to a central city from adjacent suburbs or commuter towns. Generally commuter rail systems are con ...
service. The line previously belonged to the
Chicago and North Western Railway
The Chicago and North Western was a Class I railroad in the Midwestern United States. It was also known as the "North Western". The railroad operated more than of track at the turn of the 20th century, and over of track in seven states befor ...
.
Route
The subdivision originates at
Ogilvie Transportation Center
The Richard B. Ogilvie Transportation Center (; formerly Chicago and North Western Terminal) is a commuter rail terminal in downtown Chicago, Illinois. It is the terminus for the three commuter rail lines of Metra's Union Pacific District to Chica ...
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
Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636 as Harvard College and named for its first benefactor, the Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of higher le ...
, the furthest extent of commuter service. At Crystal Lake Junction, just south of
Crystal Lake station
Crystal Lake is one of two stations on Metra's Union Pacific Northwest Line located in Crystal Lake, Illinois. The station is two stops away from the line's terminus at , and most of the trains on the Northwest Line only run as far as Crystal Lak ...
, the Harvard Subdivision meets the
McHenry Subdivision, which also carries commuter rail traffic. Northwest of Harvard the subdivision is single-tracked.
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Union Pacific Railroad lines
Rail infrastructure in Illinois
Rail infrastructure in Wisconsin