Heritage Corridor

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Template:Short description Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Script error: No such module "For". The Heritage Corridor (HC) is a Metra commuter rail line in Chicago, Illinois, and its southwestern suburbs, terminating in Joliet, Illinois. While Metra does not refer to its lines by colors, the Heritage Corridor appears on Metra timetables as "Alton Maroon," after the Alton Railroad, which ran trains on this route.[1] The name Heritage Corridor refers to the Illinois and Michigan Canal Heritage Corridor. Established in 1984, it runs parallel to the line.[2]

Unlike other Metra lines, the Heritage Corridor runs during weekday rush hours only in the peak direction–to Chicago in the morning and Joliet in the afternoon, with the trip from Joliet to Union Station taking about 1 hour and 7 minutes.[3] The Rock Island District also serves Joliet with 21 trains.

As of February 15, 2024, Metra operates six trains (three in each direction) on the Heritage Corridor on weekdays, with each train serving all stations on the route. All inbound trains originate from Template:Stl in the morning, and all outbound trains terminate at Joliet in the afternoon. Except for occasional seasonal excursion services,[4][5] there is no Saturday service. There is currently no off-peak, Sunday, or holiday service on the Heritage Corridor.

The Heritage Corridor has the lowest train frequency and fewest number of stations of any other Metra line.

Like the North Central Service and the SouthWest Service, all stations on the route are fully ADA-accessible.

Route

The line runs from Union Station in downtown Chicago through southwestern suburbs to Joliet. In March 2016, the public timetable shows four Chicago to Joliet trains each weekday. An additional train runs inbound during the afternoon rush hour but as an empty equipment move or deadhead.

Amtrak's Texas Eagle and Lincoln Service use these tracks from Union Station to Joliet, as do Canadian National freight trains, with CN being the owner of the tracks on which the corridor runs. The Texas Eagle only stops at Chicago and Joliet, while the Lincoln Service also stops at Summit. The Joliet Transportation Center replaced Joliet Union Station on April 11, 2018.[6]

On May 16, 2017, Metra announced that the new station for Romeoville had officially broken ground near the intersection of 135th St and New Avenue. The cost of the new station is estimated to be around $4.9 million.[7] The station was opened to the public on February 5, 2018.[8]

Metra has included the possibility of extending the Heritage Corridor in their Cost Benefit Analysis report. If this were to happen, the Heritage Corridor would continue south from Joliet to Wilmington, with an additional station in Elwood.[9]

Stations

County Zone Location Station Connections and notes
Cook 1 Chicago Template:Stl Template:Rint Amtrak (long-distance): California Zephyr, Template:Lnl, Template:Lnl, Empire Builder, Template:Lnl, Lake Shore Limited, Southwest Chief, Texas Eagle
Template:Rint Amtrak (intercity): Template:Lnl, Borealis, Hiawatha, Template:Lnl, Template:Lnl, Lincoln Service, Template:Lnl, Wolverine
Template:Rint Metra: Template:Rcb, Template:Rcb, Template:Rcb, Template:Rcb, Template:Rcb
Template:Rint Chicago "L": Template:Rcb (at Template:Cta), Template:Rcb Template:Rcb Template:Rcb Template:Rcb (at Template:Cta)
Template:Rint CTA Bus: 1, 7, J14, 19, 28, 56, 60, 120, 121, 124, 125, 126, 128, 130, 151, 156, 157, 192
Template:Rint Pace Bus: 755
Template:Rint Amtrak Thruway: Chicago–Madison and Chicago–Rockford (Van Galder), Chicago–Louisville (Greyhound)
  Template:Stl Closed 1902, replaced with Halsted Street[10]
Template:Stl Closed 1984[11]
Template:Stn Closed 1984[11]
Central Stickney Template:Stl Closed 1989[11]
2 Summit Template:Stl Template:Rint Amtrak: Lincoln Service
Template:Rint Pace Bus: 330
  Willow Springs Template:Stl Closed
3 Template:Stl Template:Rint Pace Bus: 390
  Lemont Template:Stl Closed
3 Template:Stl Template:Rint Pace Bus: 755
Will 4 Romeoville Template:Stl Template:Rint Pace Bus: 755
  Lockport Template:Stl Closed 1988[11]
4 Template:Stl Template:Rint Pace Bus: 755, 834
  Joliet State Prison Closed
4 Template:Stl Template:Rint Amtrak: Lincoln Service, Texas Eagle
Template:Rint Metra: Template:Rcb
Template:Rint Pace Bus: 501, 504, 505, 507, 508, 509, 511, 832, 834

Ridership

Between 2014 and 2019 annual ridership remained steady at roughly 730,000.[12][13] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, ridership dropped to 177,838 passengers in 2020[14] and to 82,197 passengers in 2021.[15][16]

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Excursion service

Metra has offered "Rails, Trails, and Ales" excursion service on Saturdays in the fall of 2021; 2023; and 2024, and the summer of 2022. In 2021, two trains in each direction made all stops between Union Station and Joliet from September 18 to October 16.[17] In 2022, three trains in each direction made all stops between Union Station and Joliet from July 2 to September 3.[18] In 2023, three trains in each direction made all stops between Union Station and Joliet from September 9 to October 14.[5] In 2024, three trains in each direction made all stops between Union Station and Joliet from September 7 to October 12.[4]

References

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