Jun 13, 2022 · Through-running at Union Station and improvements to the St. Charles Airline open up a variety of new routing options: Eliminate a long backup move for trains coming from Champaign, …

The St. Charles Air Line is a rail line in Chicago, Illinois, partially owned by the BNSF Railway, Union Pacific Railroad (UP), and Canadian National Railway (CN).

Combined investments will address current transportation challenges and create a strong foundation for improving reliability, expanding service, and meeting the current and future needs of the customers …

Jun 10, 2022 · An arriving City of New Orleans comes off the St. Charles Airline on Aug. 14, 2021, before it executes a back-up move into Chicago Union Station. The route over the bridge in the …

3 days ago · Amtrak and IDOT have considered moving the Texas Eagle and the Lincoln Service off the CN and onto the Rock Island between Chicago and Joliet.

Jul 26, 2022 · The plan for providing a straight route out of Union Station to the ex-IC for the trains to Carbondale is to build a direct connection from Union Station to the St Charles Airline as discussed …

The Equipment Asset Line Plan describes our current plans, reflecting today’s system, in greater detail and outlines the actions underway to replace and improve our equipment fleet.

Aug 8, 2023 · Overall, Amtrak says the project will enable it to operate more services across the Midwest by creating faster and more reliable ways of accessing CUS. Among the specific proposed …

I don't see anything in the CN announcement about replacing the St. Charles Airline bridge over the Chicago River - I think it will be preventive maintenance work on the bridge and continued work on …

Jun 16, 2023 · An upgraded St. Charles Air Line could fix that with connections to Metra’s Rock Island Line and CN’s Lakefront Line – both of which offer better potential paths into Chicago from the south …