Illinois Central West Line

Illinois Central West Line
Illinois Central West Line
Overview
Status	Defunct
Owner	Illinois Central Railroad
Locale	Chicago metropolitan area
Termini	Randolph Street Station; Addison;
Service
Type	Commuter Rail
Train number(s)	140, 141, 145, 146, 147, 148
History
Opened	May 1, 1892
Closed	1931
Technical
Line length	24.12 miles (38.82 km)
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Route map
	Legend
	0.64 mi
	1.03 km
	1.26 mi
	2.03 km
	ME to S. Chi, Blue Island, and Univ Pk
	South Shore Line to South Bend Airport
	Amtrak
	to Carbondale and New Orleans
	Illini/Saluki & City of New Orleans
	to Union Station via switchback
	3.34 mi
	5.38 km
	HC to Joliet
	Amtrak to St. Louis & San Antonio
	7.19 mi
	11.57 km
	7.61 mi
	12.25 km
	8.58 mi
	13.81 km
	9.05 mi
	14.56 km
	10.17 mi
	16.37 km
	to Union Station
	to Aurora
	11.19 mi
	18.01 km
	11.95 mi
	19.23 km
	12.75 mi
	20.52 km
	13.17 mi
	21.2 km
	13.22 mi
	21.28 km
	13.9 mi
	22.4 km
	14.48 mi
	23.3 km
	Chicago "L"
	Westchester Branch
	16.15 mi
	25.99 km
	17.50 mi
	28.16 km
	19.35 mi
	31.14 km
	CA&E to Wells Street
	Chicago Great Western to Chicago
	CA&E to Wheaton
	Chicago Great Western to DeKalb
	20.24 mi
	32.57 km
	21.28 mi
	34.25 km
	22.29 mi
	35.87 km
	24.12 mi
	38.82 km
	Illinois Central intercity trains
	to Freeport, Waterloo and Sioux City
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The Illinois Central West Line was a commuter line operated by the Illinois Central Railroad between the Randolph Street Station in Chicago and Addison, Illinois. The service began in 1892 and ended in 1931.