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The Union Pacific / North Line (UP-N) is a Metra commuter rail line in the Chicago metropolitan area that runs between Chicago and Kenosha, Wisconsin. It is part of the Metra system, but it is operated by the Union Pacific Railroad (UP). (Metra does not refer to its lines by particular colors, but the timetable accents for the Union Pacific/North line are dark "Flambeau Green". The colors came from the company colors of the Chicago & North Western Railway, while "Flambeau" refers to the C&NW's ''Flambeau 400'' passenger train.) This line was known as the Chicago & Northwestern/North Line until C&NW was absorbed by Union Pacific circa 1995. In April 2013 the public timetable shows 35 trains leaving Chicago each weekday, of which 9 terminate at Kenosha, 17 at Waukegan, 3 at Highland Park, 5 at Winnetka, and 1 at North Chicago. On Saturdays and Sundays during Ravinia concert season, one train departs Ogilvie making all stops to Central Street before running express to and terminating at Ravinia Park. The January 2016 timetable will show 40 trains leaving Chicago each weekday, of which 9 will terminate at Waukegan, 17 at Kenosha, 3 at Highland Park, 5 at Winnetka, 1 at North Chicago, 3 at Evanston-Central Street and 2 at Lake Forest. All weekend trains will run through to Kenosha with the exception of the summers-only Ravinia Park Express train. ==History== The route followed by the UP/North Line was constructed in 1854 by the Chicago & Milwaukee Railroad.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Gurnee History )〕 Passenger service between Chicago and Waukegan commenced on January 4, 1855. Initially, a single train operated each day, departing from a terminal in Chicago at Water & Kinzie Streets at 8:30 am and returning from Waukegan at 3:30 pm. The president of the railroad, former Chicago mayor Walter S. Gurnee, speculated on land in Lake County spurring the development of railway suburbs along the line. The railroad merged with the Green Bay, Milwaukee & Chicago Railroad in 1863, and was acquired by the Chicago and North Western Railway in 1866.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Chicago & North Western – A Capsule History )〕 Commuter rail services along the line started operating into the new Chicago and North Western Terminal (now Ogilvie Transportation Center) in 1911, and became part of Metra when it was formed in 1984. The trains—though owned by Metra—continued to be operated by the Chicago and North Western Railway until that railroad was bought by UP in 1995. UP now operates passenger services along the line for Metra. All stations on the UP-N Line (except Ravinia Park) are open daily. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Union Pacific / North Line」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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