St. Charles Air Line
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The St. Charles Air Line is a rail line in Chicago, Illinois, partially owned by the BNSF Railway, Union Pacific Railroad, and Canadian National Railway.
Amtrak's Saluki traverses the Air Line in 2010.
Rock Island District
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The Rock Island District is a Metra commuter rail line from Chicago, Illinois, southwest to Joliet. Metra does not refer to its lines by color, but the timetable accents for the Rock Island District l
St. Charles Air Line
…December 2023 funding round of the federal government's Corridor Identification and Development Program. In 2025, control of the crossing of Metra's Rock Island District and CN's St. Charles Air Line was shifted from the interlocking tower at 16th Street, which began operations in 1901, to Metra's Consolidated Control…
Metra Rock Island heritage unit at Joliet Gateway Center
35th Street "Lou" Jones is the newest station on the RID, opened in 2011
Location of the new third main track that would be built to accommodate future SWS and Amtrak trains
Metra Rock Island train in Chicago heading to LaSalle Street Station