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Heritage Corridor notes

 * Alton Railroad’s Chicago–St. Louis line
 * January 1884
 * Trains operated as part of the Chicago–St. Louis service. Dwight–Chicago train called the Joliet and Dwight Accomodation, while Chicago–Dwight was the Dwight Accomodation.
 * Stations listed: Chicago, Chicago (23d Street) [2.2], Bridgeport [3.6], Brighton Park [5.1], Summit [11.9], Mt. Forest [16.8], Willow Springs [17.5], Sag Bridge [21.6], Lemont 25.3], Lockport [32.9], Joliet [37.2].
 * NB: Lv. Dwight 6:00 am Ar. Joliet 7:30 am Ar. Chicago 9:10 am
 * SB: Lv. Chicago 5:00 pm Ar. Joliet 6:45 pm Ar. Dwight 8:15 pm
 * September 1885
 * Same stops as above
 * 5 trains (in each direction) between Chicago and Joliet. All stop at 23rd Street
 * 1 (Joliet and) Dwight Accommodation (all stops)
 * 1 to Bloomington (skips Sag Bridge, Willow Springs, and Bridgeport)
 * 3 through trains to St. Louis (1 all stops, 1 skips Sag Bridge, 1 stops at Brighton Park)
 * 1905
 * Stations listed: Chicago, Halsted Street, Summit, Mt. Forest, Willow Springs, Lambert, Lemont, Lockport, State Prison, Joliet (no distances given)
 * 9 trains (in each direction) between Chicago and Joliet. All stop at Halsted Street.
 * 2 locals between Chicago and Joliet.
 * 1 train to Dwight (SB: all stops except Summit and State Prison, NB: Lemont and Lockport).
 * 1 train to Bloomington.
 * 1 Train to Springfield (Lemont, Lockport, and State Prison).
 * 4 through trains to St. Louis (2 SB/1 NB stop at Lemont and Lockport).
 * July 4, 1909 (.pdf page 992)
 * October–November 1928
 * Stations listed: Chicago (0), Halsted Street (24th & Archer) (2), Glenn (10), Summit (12), Mt. Forest (17), Willow Springs (18), Lambert (22), Lemont (25), 5th St., Lockport (via Lockport times with L), Lockport (33), State Prison (36), Joliet (37)
 * June-July 1929
 * November 1929
 * Trains 175 (Sat. only), 71 (weekdays only), and 173 (Mon. only) operate Chicago to Joliet, and 70 (daily) and 72 (Mon.-Sat.) operate Joliet to Chicago
 * Stations listed: Chicago, (2 mi),  (10 mi),  (12 mi),  (17 mi),  (18 mi),  (22 mi),  (25 mi),  (33 mi),  (36 mi), and Joliet (37 mi)
 * Glenn and Lambert served Joliet-bound only
 * Jul-Sept 1930
 * Trains 175 (Sat. only), 71 (weekdays), 73 (Mon.-Sat.), and 173 (Mon. only) to Joliet, and 70 (daily) and 72 (Mon.-Sat.) to Chicago
 * Brighton Park (5 mi) added, Joliet-bound only
 * September 24, 1939
 * March 16, 1943
 * January-March 1944
 * May 31, 1947, Alton merged into Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad
 * April 27, 1952
 * Between 1961 and 1969, train listed on Chicago–St. Louis timetables as trains 17 (to Chicago) and 16 (to Joliet); numerous local stops not listed
 * Train known as the Plug or the Joliet Plug
 * 17 Leave Chi 5:25 pm, arrive Joliet 6:15pm
 * 16 Leave Joliet 6:30am, arrive Chi 7:35am
 * May 1, 1971 Amtrak assumed operation of the GM&O’s intercity trains; the railroad was left operating the Plug
 * August 10, 1972 GM&O merged with Illinois Central Railroad forming the Illinois Central Gulf Railroad
 * 1974, Regional Transportation Authority formed, later began subsidizing the train
 * ICG/RTA timetables listed the train as the Joliet Line
 * 1983-5 Metra assumed operation of the train
 * Metra September 7, 1986, timetable identifies the service as " Illinois Central Gulf Joliet to Chicago"
 * Metra May 1, 1988, timetable identifies the service as " Metra/Heritage Corridor Chicago to Joliet"

Southwest Service notes

 * Wabash Railroad Chicago to Decatur/St. Louis Line
 * Local service, Chicago (Dearborn Station) to Decatur
 * 1895
 * Service consists of 3 trains between Chicago and St. Louis Union Station. Only one (No. 44) makes local stops.
 * Stations listed: Chicago (286), Englewood (279), Orland (263), Marley (256), New Lennox (253), Manhattan (246), and so on.
 * No. 44 Lv. St. Louis at 7:36 am, Decatur 11:30 am, Orland 5:23 pm, Chicago 6:35 pm (reverse of a commuter operation)
 * May 16, 1947
 * February 26, 1950, Chicago–Decatur run: trains 12 and 13
 * Monday–Saturday
 * 12 Leave Decatur 1:55 am, arrive Orland Park 7:05 am, Chi 8:10 am
 * 13 Leave Chicago 5:40 pm, arrive Orland Park 6:32 pm, Decatur 9:50 pm
 * April 27, 1952
 * April 29, 1956, Chicago–Decatur run: trains 12 and 13
 * Monday-Saturday
 * 12 Leave Decatur 1:05 am, arrive Orland Park 6:05 am, Chi 7:10
 * 13 Leave Chi 4:40 pm, arrive Orland Park 5:32 pm, Decatur 8:27 pm
 * Aug. 23–Oct. 29, 1959, Chicago–Decatur run: trains 12 and 13
 * Monday-Friday only
 * 12 Decatur 1:05 am, OP 6:05 am, Chi 7:10 am
 * 13 Chi 4:40 pm, OP 5:22 pm, Decatur 8:22 pm
 * October 25 1959, Chicago–Decatur run: now trains 112 and 113
 * Monday–Friday
 * 112 Decatur 1:40 am, OP 7:05 am, Chi 8:10 am
 * 113 Chi 5:40 pm, OP 6:32 pm, Decatur 9:27 pm
 * April 24, 1960, Trains 113 and 112 operated Chicago–Decatur
 * 112 Leave Decatur 1:05 am, arrive Orland Park 5:05 am, Chi ???
 * 113 Leave Chi 4:30 pm, arrive Orland Park 5:32 pm, Decatur 8:27 pm
 * April 28, 1963, trains 113 and 112 already cut back to Chicago-Orland Park service
 * 112 Leave Orland Park 5:55 am, arrive Chi ???
 * 113 Leave Chi ???, arrive Orland Park 5:22 pm
 * October 27, 1963
 * October 16, 1964, Wabash merged into Norfolk and Western Railway
 * Still trains 113 and 112
 * 113 Leave Chi 5:30 pm, arrive Orland Park 6:30 pm
 * 112 Leave Orland Park 6:55 am, arrive Chi 8:00 am
 * Commuter train eventually known as the Orland Park Cannonball
 * Amtrak moves all services from Dearborn Station to Union Station, closing it
 * Chicago terminal “moved” onto “Polk Street near Dearborn, just west of the former Dearborn Station”
 * July 3, 1972
 * 1976, service began operating into Union Station
 * December 2, 1976
 * 1978, Regional Transportation Authority began subsidizing train
 * 1982, Norfolk and Western merged into Norfolk Southern Railway
 * Commuter train known as the Norfolk Southern Line
 * Pace begins supplementing service along the line with bus Route 835
 * June 4, 1990, line was extended to 153rd Street
 * June 1, 1993, Metra took over operations, the route was renamed the SouthWest Service
 * January 3, 1995, line was extended to 179th Street
 * January 30, 2006, line was extended to Manhattan, the number of trains was increased from 16 to 30
 * August 17, 2007, Pace eliminates Route 835 due to low ridership

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