APPENDIX A: LEVEL 1 ALTERNATIVES SCREENING SUMMARIES

APPENDIX A: LEVEL 1 ALTERNATIVES SCREENING 

SUMMARIES
Level 1 Alternatives Analysis 

SUMMARY 

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1 OVERVIEW OF LEVEL 1 ALTERNATIVES ANALYSIS ......................................................................................... 1

LIST OF APPENDICES 

The following appendices can be found at the Program website here: 

http://greatlakesrail.org/~grtlakes/index.php/site/documents-and-resources

Alternatives Evaluation Process and Criteria Technical Memorandum 

Level 1A Coarse screening summary 

Level 1A Fine screening summary 

Level 1B Coarse and Fine screening summary 

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1 OVERVIEW OF LEVEL 1 ALTERNATIVES ANALYSIS 

According to regulations established in Part 1502 of the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) regulations, an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) must include an 

alternatives analysis. Over the course of the development of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS), the 

Program Team evaluated potential route alternatives through four phases of screening - Level 1A Coarse 

Screening, Level 1A Fine Screening, and a combined Level 1B Coarse and Fine Screening. The methodology for 

the evaluation process was described in the Alternatives Evaluation Process and Criteria Technical Memorandum. 

The Level 1A Coarse Screening was conducted in workshop format with the Program Team on January 24, 2013. 

For each subsection, a description of known physical, operational and environmental constraints was provided. A 

pass/fail screening approach was applied to all subsections. The screening approach identified those subsections 

that were infeasible and thus were eliminated from further consideration. The screening criteria used were physical 

constraints, operational conflicts, wrong endpoint, orphan subsection, and environmental impacts. Of the 68 

subsections, a total of 51 passed and 17 failed. 

The Level 1A Fine Screening workshop was held on March 19, 2013. At the workshop, the same 51 subsections 

that passed in the Level 1A coarse screening were evaluated further by the Program Team. The criteria used to 

evaluate the subsections were physical characteristics, operational feasibility, environmental constraints, and 

purpose and need. Of the 51 subsections, 38 passed and 13 failed. 

The subsections which passed at the Level 1A Fine workshop were further examined through the Level 1B Coarse 

and Fine Screening. In the Level 1B Coarse Screening, the 38 subsections were put together in 85 possible route 

alternative combinations. In the Level 1B Coarse Screening, purpose and need, physical characteristics, operational 

feasibility, and environmental constraints were used to screen alternatives further. Of the 85 route alternatives 

identified at the beginning of the Level 1B Screening, 78 were recommended to fail and ten were advanced to Level 

1B Fine Screening. 

The Level 1B fine screening workshop was held on August 8, 2013. The Program Team reviewed the results of the 

Level 1B Coarse screening and further evaluated the ten route alternatives using additional criteria including capital 

cost, unconstrained travel time, curves > 1 degree 30 minutes, route miles, at-grade crossings, moveable bridges, 

diamonds, conflicting yards, availability of right of way to accommodate a dedicated intercity double track 

passenger system, environmental justice/title vi populations, section 4(f) impacts, threatened and endangered 

species impacts, and other environmental impacts. Of the ten routes reviewed, six were advanced to the Level 2 

screening which will be done as part of the Tier 1 draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). 

Following each phase of screening, a summary of the work done was made available to the public by posting it to 

the Program website. Additional outreach efforts included a self-guided presentation following Level 1A Fine 

screening, and following the Level 1B Fine screening public meetings were held in four locations throughout the 

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corridor – Chicago, Ill., Gary and Porter, Ind. and Dearborn, Mich. For additional information on the public 

outreach efforts, refer to Chapter 4 of the Tier 1 draft EIS. 

A final Alternatives Analysis Report will be developed following the completion of the Level 2 analysis being done 

through the Tier 1 draft EIS. The Alternatives Analysis Report will provide a more detailed review of engineering, 

costs, and ridership associated with the routes recommended for the Level 3 analysis in the Tier 1 final EIS. 

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LEVEL 1A COARSE SCREENING SUMMARY 

In accordance with the “Alternatives Evaluation Process and Criteria Technical Memorandum”, dated December, 

2012, the Program team has completed the first step in the alternatives evaluation process. On January 24, 2013, the 

team conducted a workshop to complete the Level 1A Coarse screening. This Level 1A Coarse screening is a first 

step in identifying the “reasonable” route alternatives that will be formally evaluated in the Tier 1 NEPA process. 

An initial 68 route subsections in the South of the Lake (SOTL) area were screened for their potential to support 

enhanced future accelerated passenger rail service along the Chicago-Detroit/Pontiac Corridor. 

For each subsection, a description of known physical, operational and environmental constraints was provided. A 

pass/fail screening approach was applied to all subsections. The screening approach identified those subsections 

that were infeasible and thus were eliminated from further consideration, and recommended the remaining 

subsections as feasible for further analysis to determine if they have the potential to be used in creating reasonable 

route alternatives. It should be emphasized that many of subsections shown as “passing” at this early stage of the 

screening process are likely to be deemed infeasible after further analysis. 

The screening criteria applied at the Coarse Level 1A level focused on: 

• Physical constraints - whether the right-of-way width can accommodate the addition of a dedicated double 

track passenger main, curvature/circuitry, grades, abandonments, and encroachments, 

• Operational conflicts - the volume of freight and passenger traffic and any freight conflicts such as freight 

yards, diamonds, and dispatch changes, 

• Wrong Endpoint - any terminating subsection that does not utilize Chicago Union Station or has no logical 

connection to Porter, Ind. thus violating the Program’s Purpose and Need, 

• Orphan Subsection - any subsection that precludes a connection between Chicago Union Station and Porter, 

Ind. due to the failure of other connecting subsections. 

• Environmental Impacts - obvious statutory restrictions on environmentally protected resources that would 

prevent passenger rail development or use. 

Of the 68 subsections, a total of 51 passed and 17 failed. Table 1 reflects a summary of the subsections that passed 

and the rationale for keeping them for further analysis. Table 2 contains a summary of the subsections that failed 

and includes a description of why that particular subsection was eliminated. The attached schematic (Figure 1) 

provides an illustration of the findings made during the Level 1A Coarse screening with those failed subsections 

shown in red and passed subsections shown in green. 

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Table 1 - Level 1A Coarse screening passed subsection summary 

Passed 

subsection: 

Rationale for retention: 

Key to acronyms: 

CUS = Chicago Union Station SCAL = St. Charles Airline 

EIS = Environmental Impact Statement ROD = Record of Decision 

1 Provides direct access to CUS and is consistent with Purpose and Need; capacity to provide 

dedicated double track is available; further analysis will focus on physical constraints. 

8 Provides access to CUS via SCAL and is consistent with Purpose and Need; further analysis 

will focus on physical and operational constraints. 

9 Provides access to CUS via SCAL and is consistent with Purpose and Need; further analysis 

will focus on physical and operational constraints. 

10 Provides access to CUS via SCAL and is consistent with Purpose and Need; further analysis 

will focus on physical and operational constraints. 

11 Provides access to CUS via SCAL and is consistent with Purpose and Need; further analysis 

will focus on physical and operational constraints. 

12 Provides direct access to CUS and is consistent with Purpose and Need; capacity to provide 

dedicated double track is available; further analysis will focus on physical constraints. 

15 Provides direct access to CUS and is consistent with Purpose and Need; capacity to provide 

dedicated double track is available; further analysis will focus on operational constraints. 

16 Provides access to CUS via SCAL and is consistent with Purpose and Need; further analysis 

will focus on physical and operational constraints. 

16a Provides access to CUS via SCAL and is consistent with Purpose and Need; further analysis 

will focus on physical and operational constraints. 

17 

Provides access to CUS via SCAL and is consistent with Purpose and Need; capacity to 

provide dedicated double track is available; further analysis will focus on environmental 

constraints. 

18 Provides access to CUS and is consistent with Purpose and Need; further analysis will focus on 

operational constraints. 

19 

Provides access to CUS and is consistent with Purpose and Need; further analysis will focus on 

physical and operational constraints. This connection is one of the recommended routes in the 

Chicago-St. Louis Tier I EIS ROD and could limit capacity. 

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20 Provides access to CUS and is consistent with Purpose and Need; further analysis will focus on 

physical and operational constraints. 

22 

Provides access to CUS and is consistent with Purpose and Need; further analysis will focus on 

physical and operation constraints. This is the recommended route in the Chicago-St. Louis Tier 

I EIS ROD and could limit capacity. 

23 Provides access to CUS and is consistent with Purpose and Need; further analysis will focus on 

physical and operational constraints. 

26 Provides access to CUS and is consistent with Purpose and Need; further analysis will focus on 

physical and operational constraints. 

27 Provides access to CUS and is consistent with Purpose and Need; further analysis will focus on 

physical and operational constraints. 

28 Provides access to CUS and is consistent with Purpose and Need; further analysis will focus on 

operational constraints. 

29 Provides access to CUS and is consistent with Purpose and Need; further analysis will focus on 

physical constraints. 

30 Provides access to CUS and is consistent with Purpose and Need; further analysis will focus on 

physical constraints. 

31 Provides access to CUS and is consistent with Purpose and Need; further analysis will focus on 

physical and operational constraints. 

32 Provides access to CUS and is consistent with Purpose and Need; further analysis will focus on 

physical and operational constraints. 

33 Provides access to CUS and is consistent with Purpose and Need; further analysis will focus on 

operational constraints. 

34 Provides access to CUS and is consistent with Purpose and Need; further analysis will focus on 

physical and operational constraints. 

35 Provides access to CUS and is consistent with Purpose and Need; further analysis will focus on 

physical and operational constraints. 

36 Provides access to CUS and is consistent with Purpose and Need; further analysis will focus on 

physical constraints. 

37 Provides access to CUS and is consistent with Purpose and Need; further analysis will focus on 

physical constraints. 

38 Provides access to CUS and is consistent with Purpose and Need; further analysis will focus on 

physical and operational constraints. 

39 Provides access to CUS and is consistent with Purpose and Need; further analysis will focus on 

physical constraints. 

40 Provides access to CUS and is consistent with Purpose and Need; further analysis will focus on 

physical and operational constraints. 

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41 Provides access to CUS and is consistent with Purpose and Need; further analysis will focus on 

physical and operational constraints. 

42 Provides access to CUS and is consistent with Purpose and Need; further analysis will focus on 

physical constraints. 

43 Provides access to CUS and is consistent with Purpose and Need; further analysis will focus on 

physical constraints. 

45a 

Provides access to CUS and is consistent with Purpose and Need; further analysis will focus on 

physical and environmental constraints. This subsection runs through the Indiana Dunes 

National Lakeshore. 

45b 

Provides access to CUS and is consistent with Purpose and Need; further analysis will focus on 

physical and environmental constraints. This subsection runs through the Indiana Dunes 

National Lakeshore. 

46 Provides access to CUS and is consistent with Purpose and Need; further analysis will focus on 

physical and operational constraints. 

47 Provides access to CUS and is consistent with Purpose and Need; further analysis will focus on 

physical constraints. 

48 Provides access to CUS and is consistent with Purpose and Need; further analysis will focus on 

physical constraints. 

49 Provides access to CUS and is consistent with Purpose and Need; further analysis will focus on 

operational constraints. 

51 Provides access to CUS and is consistent with Purpose and Need; further analysis will focus on 

physical and environmental constraints. 

52 Provides access to CUS and is consistent with Purpose and Need; further analysis will focus on 

physical constraints. 

53 Provides access to CUS and is consistent with Purpose and Need; further analysis will focus on 

physical and environmental constraints. 

54 Provides access to CUS and is consistent with Purpose and Need; further analysis will focus on 

physical constraints. 

55a Provides access to CUS and is consistent with Purpose and Need; further analysis will focus on 

physical constraints. 

55b 

Provides access to CUS and is consistent with Purpose and Need; further analysis will focus on 

physical and environmental constraints. This subsection runs through the Indiana Dunes 

National Lakeshore. 

56 

Provides access to CUS and is consistent with Purpose and Need; further analysis will focus on 

physical and environmental constraints. This subsection runs through the Indiana Dunes 

National Lakeshore. 

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57 Provides access to CUS and is consistent with Purpose and Need; further analysis will focus on 

physical constraints. 

58 

Provides access to CUS and is consistent with Purpose and Need; further analysis will focus on 

physical and environmental constraints. This subsection runs through the Indiana Dunes 

National Lakeshore. 

59 

Provides access to CUS and is consistent with Purpose and Need; further analysis will focus on 

physical and environmental constraints. This subsection runs through the Indiana Dunes 

National Lakeshore. 

60 Provides access to CUS and is consistent with Purpose and Need; further analysis will focus on 

operational constraints. 

65 Provides access to CUS and is consistent with Purpose and Need; further analysis will focus on 

physical constraints. 

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Table 2: Level 1A Coarse screening failed subsection summary 

Failed 

subsection: 

Rationale for dismissal: 

Key to acronyms: 

CUS = Chicago Union Station 

2 This subsection provides access into Millennium Station and not CUS, thus it is not consistent with 

the Purpose and Need. 

3 This subsection does not provide access to CUS, thus it is not consistent with the Purpose and 

Need. This subsection has also been abandoned and redeveloped. 

4 This subsection provides access into LaSalle Street Station and not CUS, thus it is not consistent 

with the Purpose and Need. 

5 This subsection does not provide access to CUS, thus it is not consistent with the Purpose and 

Need. This subsection has also been abandoned and redeveloped. 

6 This subsection provides access into Millennium station and not CUS, thus it is not consistent with 

the Purpose and Need. 

7 

This subsection has operational and physical constraints as it cannot fully accommodate two new 

dedicated passenger tracks which are necessary to eliminate conflicts with existing passenger 

and freight trains. 

13 This subsection does not provide access to CUS, thus it is not consistent with the Purpose and 

Need. This subsection has also been abandoned and redeveloped. 

14 This subsection does not provide access to CUS, thus it is not consistent with the Purpose and 

Need. This subsection has also been abandoned and redeveloped. 

21 

This subsection does not provide connectivity between CUS and Porter, Ind. due to the failure of 

subsections 24 and 25, thus it is not consistent with the Purpose and Need. 

24 This subsection is a circuitous route with significant physical and operational constraints due to 

the volume of existing freight traffic. 

25 

This subsection has operational, physical and environmental constraints due to the significant 

freight traffic, need for acquisition of residential and commercial property to establish a new right 

of way, and a one-mile public rail trail that would need to be reclaimed. 

44 This subsection does not provide access to Porter, Ind., thus it is not consistent with the Purpose 

and Need. 

50 This subsection has operational, physical and environmental constraints due to numerous 

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incursions along an abandoned stretch of right-of-way, the need for multiple flyovers to maintain 

speeds, and, due to the failure of subsection 24, it does not provide connectivity between CUS 

and Porter, Ind., thus it is not consistent with Purpose and Need. 

61 This subsection does not provide access to Porter, Ind., thus it is not consistent with the Purpose 

and Need. 

62 This subsection does not provide access to Porter, Ind., thus it is not consistent with the Purpose 

and Need. 

63 This subsection has been abandoned and does not provide access to Porter, Ind., thus it is not 

consistent with the Purpose and Need. 

64 This subsection does not provide access to Porter, Ind., thus it is not consistent with the Purpose 

and Need. 

 

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Figure 1: Level 1A Coarse screening subsection summary (Green = passed, Red = failed) 

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LEVEL 1A FINE SCREENING SUMMARY 

In accordance with the “Alternatives Evaluation Process and Criteria Technical Memorandum,” dated December, 

2012, the Program team completed their second round of screening in the alternatives evaluation process. On March 

19, 2013, the team held the Level 1A Fine screening workshop. Fifty-one (51) route subsections in the South of the 

Lake (SOTL) area between Chicago and Porter, Ind. were reviewed for their potential to support enhanced future 

accelerated passenger rail service along the Chicago-Detroit/Pontiac Corridor. These 51 route subsections were carried 

over from the first round, the Level 1A Coarse screening, completed on January 24, 2013 where an initial 68 route 

subsections were reviewed. 

For each of the 51 subsections in the Level 1A Fine screening, a description of known physical, operational and 

environmental factors were provided. A pass/fail screening approach was applied to all subsections. The screening 

approach identified those subsections that were infeasible and thus were eliminated from further consideration. The 

remaining subsections will be moved forward to Level 1B screening where they will be assembled into routes. Each 

SOTL route will undergo further analysis to determine if they have the potential to be used in creating a reasonable 

route alternative that will be formally evaluated in the Tier 1 NEPA process. 

The screening criteria applied at the Level 1A Fine screening workshop focused on: 

• Physical characteristics - The existence of main tracks, number of curves >1̊ 30’, width of existing right of 

way, number of existing at-grade crossings, physical obstructions or encroachments onto right of way, 

ownership. 

• Operational feasibility - Freight conflicts: number of diamonds, freight conflicts: list of conflicting train yards, 

daily freight train movements, daily passenger train movements, number of bridges, ability to provide double 

rack between Chicago and Porter, Ind., operational issues, implementability. 

• Environmental constraints - Hazardous waste and contaminated sites, threatened and endangered species, 

section 4(f) resources, water body crossings and floodplains, section 6(f) resources, and potential direct 

impacts to adjacent residential/commercial properties. 

• Purpose and Need - Ability to provide a direct connection to Chicago Union Station and minimize conflicts 

between passenger and freight. 

Of the 51 subsections reviewed, a total of 38 passed and 13 failed the Leve1 1A Fine screening. Table 1 reflects a 

summary of the subsections that passed for further analysis in the next Level 1B screening. Table 2 contains a 

summary of the subsections that failed and includes a description of why that particular subsection was eliminated. The 

attached schematic (Figure 1) provides an illustration of the findings of the Level 1A Fine screening. Failed 

subsections are shown in red and subsections that passed the Level 1A Fine screening are shown in green. 

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The Alternatives Evaluation Process and Criteria Technical Memorandum and both the Level 1A Coarse and Fine 

summaries can be viewed on the Program website at www.GreatLakesRail.org. 

Table 1: Level 1A Fine screening passed subsection summary 

Passed 

subsection: 

Rationale for retention: 

Key to acronyms: 

CUS = Chicago Union Station SCAL = St. Charles Airline 

EIS = Environmental Impact Statement ROD = Record of Decision HSR = High Speed Rail 

Railroad Operators = CSX, CN, NS, EJ&E NICTD = Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District 

4(f) = publicly owned parks, recreational areas, wildlife and waterfowl refuges, or public and private historical sites 

6(f) = Land and parks acquired with Federal Land and Water Conservation Act funds 

CREATE = Chicago Regional Environmental and Transportation Efficiency Program (www.createprogram.org) 

1 

This subsection serves as the primary access to CUS for all other subsections. There is an existing 

dedicated double passenger track with the potential for a third track. Additional capacity will be 

needed to offset congestion at the location of the Amtrak storage and maintenance facility. Passenger 

tracks share operations with freight. There are potential environmental constraints concerning 

wetlands, floodplains, water bodies, water features, historic places and cultural resources. 

8 

Provides access to CUS via SCAL which presents numerous operational and geometric constraints. 

Any solution will require a detailed engineering analysis to further assess the feasibility of connections 

into CUS. This subsection is being considered as part of the Chicago to St. Louis HSR Tier 2 EIS 

which may impact implementability. There are potential environmental constraints concerning historic 

places and cultural resources. 

9 

Provides access to CUS via SCAL which presents numerous operational and geometric constraints 

Any solution will require a detailed engineering analysis to further assess the feasibility of connections 

into CUS. This subsection is being considered as part of the Chicago to St. Louis HSR Tier 2 EIS 

which may impact implementability. There are potential environmental constraints concerning parks. 

10 

Provides access to CUS via SCAL which presents numerous operational and geometric constraints. 

Any solution will require a detailed engineering analysis to further assess the feasibility of connections 

into CUS. This subsection is being considered as part of the Chicago to St. Louis HSR Tier 2 EIS 

which may impact implementability. There appear to be no environmental constraints. 

11 

Provides access to CUS via SCAL which presents numerous operational and geometric constraints. 

Any solution will require a detailed engineering analysis to further assess the feasibility of connections 

into CUS. This subsection is being considered as part of the Chicago to St. Louis HSR Tier 2 EIS 

which may impact implementability. There are potential environmental constraints concerning parks, 

historic places and cultural resources. 

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12 

Provides direct access to CUS. There is an existing dedicated double passenger track with the 

potential for a third. Additional capacity will be needed to offset congestion at location of Amtrak 

storage and maintenance facility. This is a shared subsection with minimal freight with potential 

physical constraints. There are potential environmental constraints concerning wetlands, floodplains, 

water bodies and water features and parks. 

15 

Provides direct access to CUS. There are three existing dedicated passenger tracks with potential for 

a fourth. This is a shared subsection with minimal-moderate freight. There appear to be no 

environmental constraints. 

16 

Provides access to CUS via SCAL which presents numerous operational and geometric constraints. 

Any solution will require a detailed engineering analysis to further assess the feasibility of connections 

into CUS. This is already a double track passenger corridor, however the corridor will be close to 

capacity after Metra's Southwest Service is diverted to this subsection as a part of the CREATE 

P2/P3/EW2/GS19 project. Additional capacity would be needed to accommodate 56 additional high 

speed passenger trains. There are potential environmental constraints concerning historic places and 

cultural resources. 

16a 

Provides access to CUS via SCAL which presents numerous operational and geometric constraints. 

Any solution will require a detailed engineering analysis to further assess the feasibility of connections 

into CUS. This is already a double track passenger corridor, however the corridor will be close to 

capacity after Metra's Southwest Service is diverted to this subsection as a part of the CREATE 

P2/P3/EW2/GS19 project. Additional capacity would be needed to accommodate 56 additional high 

speed passenger trains. There appear to be no environmental constraints. 

17 

Provides access to CUS via SCAL which presents numerous operational and geometric constraints. 

Any solution will require a detailed engineering analysis to further assess the feasibility of connections 

into CUS. Unused double track CN right of way is available within this subsection. An agreement 

would need to be reached with CN to use this subsection. There are potential environmental 

constraints concerning recreational facilities, parks, historic places and cultural resources. 

18 

Provides access to CUS. Infrastructure investments through the CREATE project will allow for a 

dedicated double track passenger main with minimal freight conflict. There are potential operational 

conflicts with congestion and delays at Control Point (CP) 518 that will be alleviated after the 

completion of CREATE’s P1 and P4 projects. There appear to be no environmental constraints. 

19 

Provides access to CUS. In its current configuration, using this subsection would require a backing 

move to get onto the NS Chicago Line and ultimately into Chicago Union Station. To eliminate the 

backing move, a new connection would be needed between this subsection and subsection 15 (NS 

Chicago Line). The new connection would require the acquisition of industrial property along W. 

Pershing Road which presents a potential environmental constraint. There appear to be no other 

environmental constraints. 

22 

Provides access to CUS. This is already a double track passenger corridor, however the corridor will 

be close to capacity after Metra's Southwest Service is diverted to this subsection as a part of the 

CREATE P2/P3/EW2/GS19 project. Additional capacity would be needed to accommodate 56 

additional high speed passenger trains. Potential physical and operational issues at Englewood/NS 

Park Manor Yard. There are potential environmental constraints concerning parks. 

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23 

Provides access to CUS. Infrastructure investments through the CREATE P1 and P4 projects will 

allow for a dedicated double track passenger main with no freight conflicts. There are potential 

operational conflicts with congestion and delays at Control Point (CP) 518 which will be alleviated after 

the completion of CREATE’s P1 and P4 projects. There are potential environmental constraints 

concerning historic places and cultural resources. 

27 Provides access to CUS. There is land available to add two dedicated passenger main tracks in the 

ComEd right of way. There appear to be no environmental constraints. 

28 Provides access to CUS. Capacity is available for two dedicated passenger main tracks in CN right of 

way. There are potential environmental constraints concerning parks and recreational facilities. 

29 

Provides access to CUS. There is land available to add two dedicated passenger main tracks in the 

ComEd right of way. There are potential environmental constraints concerning threatened and 

endangered species. 

33 

Provides access to CUS. Open CN right of way is available for two dedicated passenger main tracks. 

There are potential environmental constraints concerning recreational facilities, parks, historic places 

and cultural resources. 

35 

Provides access to CUS. This subsection provides three potential corridors that include right of way 

owned by ComEd Utility, NS and CSX. There is land available to add dedicated double passenger 

main track on the ComEd right of way. NS policy limits joint freight and passenger operations to a 

speed of 79 mph. This section also contains two moveable bridges which present potential physical 

constraints. There are potential environmental constraints concerning wetlands, floodplains, water 

bodies, recreational facilities, parks and threatened and endangered species. 

36 

Provides access to CUS. This is an existing passenger corridor (NICTD) with minimal freight. Use of 

this subsection would require agreement with underlying owner. Operations will require sophisticated 

scheduling and close coordination between future HSR and existing commuter rail and freight 

operations on this subsection. Improvements would likely be needed at key NICTD stations to 

accommodate HSR service. There are potential environmental constraints concerning wetlands, 

floodplains, water bodies, recreational facilities and threatened and endangered species. 

37 

Provides access to CUS. There is the ability to add a double dedicated passenger track with the 

exception of a two mile section between Calumet City Yard and Gibson Junction where significant 

physical and operational challenges exist. There are potential environmental constraints concerning 

wetlands, floodplains, water bodies, recreational facilities, parks and threatened and endangered 

species. 

39 

Provides access to CUS. This is the existing passenger corridor (NICTD) with minimal freight. Use of 

this subsection would require agreement with underlying owner. Operations will require sophisticated 

scheduling and close coordination between future HSR and existing commuter rail and freight 

operations on this subsection. Improvements would likely be needed at key NICTD stations to 

accommodate HSR service. There are potential environmental constraints concerning impacts to 

residential/commercial property, wetlands, floodplains, water bodies, parks and threatened and 

endangered species. 

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41 

Provides access to CUS. This is the existing passenger corridor (NICTD) with minimal freight. Use of 

this subsection would require agreement with underlying owner. Operations will require sophisticated 

scheduling and close coordination between future HSR and existing commuter rail and freight 

operations on this subsection. Improvements would likely be needed at key NICTD stations to 

accommodate HSR service. There are potential environmental constraints concerning impacts to 

residential/commercial property, wetlands, floodplains, water features, recreational facilities, parks and 

threatened and endangered species. 

42 

Provides access to CUS. There is land available to add dedicated double passenger track within the 

CSX Fort Wayne and NS Sugar Track right of way. NS Sugar Track right of way is available for future 

passenger rail service in accordance with the Indiana Gateway Development Rights Agreement. 

There are potential physical constraints at Buffington Harbor and potential environmental constraints 

exist concerning wetlands, floodplains, water bodies, water features and threatened and endangered 

species. 

43 

Provides access to CUS. There is capacity to add dedicated double passenger track within the CSX 

Fort Wayne and NS Sugar Track right of way. NS Sugar Track right of way is available for future 

passenger rail service in accordance with the Indiana Gateway Development Rights Agreement. 

There are potential physical constraints at Buffington Harbor and potential environmental constraints 

exist concerning wetlands, floodplains, water bodies, water features and threatened and endangered 

species. 

45a 

Provides access to CUS. There is potential to provide two dedicated passenger mains within the NS 

right of way. NS policy limits joint freight and passenger operations to speed of 79 mph. There are 

potential environmental constraints concerning wetlands, floodplains, water bodies, water features, 

parks and threatened and endangered species. This subsection runs through the Indiana Dunes 

National Lakeshore. 

45b 

Provides access to CUS. There is potential to provide two dedicated passenger mains within the NS 

right of way. NS policy limits joint freight and passenger operations to speed of 79 mph. There are 

potential operational constraints at Burns Harbor Yard and potential environmental constraints exist 

concerning wetlands, floodplains, water bodies, water features, parks and threatened and endangered 

species. This subsection runs through the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. 

46 

Provides access to CUS. There is potential to provide two dedicated passenger mains within the CSX 

right of way, however, there are potential physical constraints at Pine Junction where three railroads 

converge - CSX, CN (EJ&E) and NS. There are potential environmental constraints concerning 

wetlands, floodplains, water bodies, water features, parks and threatened and endangered species. 

47 

Provides access to CUS. This is the existing passenger corridor (NICTD) with minimal freight. Use of 

this subsection would require agreement with underlying owner. Operations will require sophisticated 

scheduling and close coordination between future HSR and existing commuter rail and freight 

operations on this subsection. Improvements would likely be needed at key NICTD stations to 

accommodate HSR service. There are potential environmental constraints concerning 

residential/commercial properties, 6(f) lands, wetlands, water bodies, recreational facilities, parks, 

historic places and threatened and endangered species. 

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48a Provides access to CUS. There is land available to add dedicated double passenger track along 

abandoned, grade separated IHB right of way. There appear to be no environmental constraints. 

49 

Provides access to CUS. There is land available to provide two dedicated passenger mains within the 

CSX right of way. There are potential environmental constraints concerning wetlands and threatened 

and endangered species. 

52 

Provides access to CUS. There is land available to provide two dedicated passenger mains within the 

CSX right of way. There are potential environmental constraints concerning 6(f) lands, wetlands, 

floodplains, water bodies, water features, recreational facilities, parks and threatened and endangered 

species. 

55a 

Provides access to CUS. This is the existing passenger corridor (NICTD) with minimal freight. Use of 

this subsection would require agreement with underlying owner. Operations will require sophisticated 

scheduling and close coordination between future HSR and existing commuter rail and freight 

operations on this subsection. Improvements would likely be needed at key NICTD stations to 

accommodate HSR service. There are potential environmental constraints concerning wetlands and 

threatened and endangered species. 

55b 

Provides access to CUS. This is the existing passenger corridor (NICTD) with minimal freight. Use of 

this subsection would require agreement with underlying owner. Operations will require sophisticated 

scheduling and close coordination between future HSR and existing commuter rail and freight 

operations on this subsection. Improvements would likely be needed at key NICTD stations to 

accommodate HSR service. There are potential environmental constraints concerning wetlands 

floodplains, water bodies, water features, parks and threatened and endangered species. 

56 

Provides access to CUS. There is potential to provide two dedicated passenger mains within the CSX 

right of way. There are potential environmental constraints through the Indiana Dunes National Lake 

Shore. 

57 

Provides access to CUS. There is land available to provide two dedicated passenger mains within the 

CSX right of way. There are potential environmental constraints concerning 6(f) lands, wetlands, 

floodplains, water bodies, water features, recreational facilities, parks and threatened and endangered 

species. 

58 

Provides access to CUS. This is the existing passenger corridor (NICTD) with minimal freight. Use of 

this subsection would require agreement with underlying owner. Operations will require sophisticated 

scheduling and close coordination between future HSR and existing commuter rail and freight 

operations on this subsection. Improvements would likely be needed at key NICTD stations to 

accommodate HSR service. There are potential environmental constraints concerning wetlands 

floodplains, water bodies, water features, recreational facilities, parks, historic places and threatened 

and endangered species. 

59 

Provides access to CUS. There is potential to provide two dedicated passenger mains within the NS 

right of way. NS policy limits joint freight and passenger operations to speed of 79 mph. There are 

potential environmental constraints concerning wetlands, river, floodplains, water bodies, water 

features, parks and threatened and endangered species. This subsection travels through the Indiana 

Dunes National Lakeshore. 

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60 

Provides access to CUS. There is land available to provide two dedicated passenger mains within the 

CSX right of way. There are potential environmental constraints concerning 6(f) lands, wetlands, 

floodplains, water bodies, water features, parks and threatened and endangered species. 

65 

Provides access to CUS. This is the existing Amtrak passenger corridor with two dedicated mains and 

no freight traffic. There is capacity for additional tracks within the existing right of way. There are 

potential environmental constraints concerning wetlands, river, floodplains, water bodies, water 

features, recreational facilities, parks and threatened and endangered species. 

 

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Table 2: Level 1A Fine screening failed subsection summary

Failed 

subsection: 

Rationale for dismissal: 

Key to acronyms: 

4(f) = publicly owned parks, recreational areas, wildlife and waterfowl refuges, or public and private historical sites 

6(f) = Land and parks acquired with Federal Land and Water Conservation Act funds 

53 

This subsection has operational and physical fatal flaws and major environmental impacts due to the 

major development that has occurred within the abandoned right of way, and the presence of 4(f) and 

6(f) resources. 

51 This subsection does not provide necessary connections without advancing subsection 53. 

54b 

This subsection has operational and physical fatal flaws and major environmental impacts due to the 

major development that has occurred within the abandoned right of way, and the potential for 

increased environmental impacts to Threatened and Endangered species populations located within 

and adjacent to the corridor. 

48b This subsection does not provide necessary connections without the advancement of subsection 54b. 

54a This subsection does not provide necessary connections without the advancement of subsection 48b 

and 54b. 

40 

This subsection has operational and physical fatal flaws due to the substantial freight volumes on the 

double track mains within the right of way and conflicts at the East Chicago freight yard. Use of this 

subsection does not minimize conflicts between passenger and freight and therefore does not meet 

the Purpose and Need. 

38 

This subsection has operational and physical fatal flaws due to the substantial freight volumes on the 

double track mains within the right of way and conflicts at Hegewisch Yard that is also used as the 

Ford Automotive transfer point. Use of this subsection does not minimize conflicts between passenger 

and freight and therefore does not meet the Purpose and Need. 

34 

This subsection has operational and physical fatal flaws and major environmental impacts due to the 

major freight volumes on the double track mains within the right of way, and the presence of 4(f) 

resources. Passenger traffic would have to pass through the congested Pullman Junction, around the 

heavily used Calumet and South Dearing Yards. Existing terrain and water features in the area quickly 

diminish the ability to add capacity along a large portion of the subsection. Use of this subsection does 

not minimize conflicts between passenger and freight and therefore does not meet the Purpose and 

Need. 

32 

This subsection has operational and physical fatal flaws due to the substantial freight volumes on the 

double track mains within the 66' right of way. Passenger traffic would have to pass through the 

congested Pullman Junction and travel around the South Chicago Yard. Use of this subsection does 

not minimize conflicts between passenger and freight and therefore does not meet the Purpose and 

Need. 

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31 

This subsection has operational and physical fatal flaws due to the substantial freight volumes from 

three separate operators (Belt Railway Company of Chicago / Norfolk Southern / Chicago Rail Link). 

Passenger traffic would have to pass through the congested Pullman Junction and pass the South 

Chicago Yard. Use of this subsection does not minimize conflicts between passenger and freight and 

therefore does not meet the Purpose and Need. 

30 

This subsection has operational and physical fatal flaws due to the substantial freight volumes from 

three separate operators (Belt Railway Company of Chicago / Norfolk Southern / Chicago Rail Link). 

Passenger traffic would have to pass through the congested Pullman Junction and pass the South 

Chicago Yard. Use of this subsection does not minimize conflicts between passenger and freight and 

therefore does not meet the Purpose and Need. Use of this subsection requires the use of subsection 

31. 

26 This subsection does not provide necessary connections without the connections provided by 

subsection 30. 

20 This subsection does not provide necessary connections without necessary connections to subsection 

26. 

 

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Figure 1: Level 1A Fine screening subsection summary (Green = passed, Red = failed) 

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1 INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................................................... 3

1.1 Transitioning from Level 1A to Level 1B Screening ................................................................................................... 3

2 SUMMARY: LEVEL 1B COARSE SCREENING ..................................................................................................... 4

3 SUMMARY: LEVEL 1B FINE SCREENING ............................................................................................................ 6

3.1 Criteria evaluation methodology .................................................................................................................................. 7

3.2 Screening results .......................................................................................................................................................... 8

LIST OF TABLES 

Table 1: Rationale for Level 1B Fine routes passed ..............................................................................................9 

Table 2: Rationale for Level 1B Fine routes failed ..............................................................................................10 

LIST OF APPENDICES 

APPENDIX 1: MATRIX FOR LEVEL 1B COARSE SCREENING 

1.1 A matrix listing the 85 hybrid routes and their pass/fail recommendations 

1.2 Failure code rationale

APPENDIX 2: SCHEMATICS FOR LEVEL 1B COARSE SCREENING 

This section contains schematics of each of the 85 hybrid routes color coded to indicate whether the route was 

recommended to pass (green) or fail (red). 

APPENDIX 3: AERIALS VIEWS FOR LEVEL 1B COARSE SCREENING 

This section provides additional support material for the failure code rationale listed on page 3 of Appendix 1. 

Included are aerial views showing details of the node connections between various subsections that are identified 

as infeasible.

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APPENDIX 4: MAPS FOR LEVEL 1B FINE SCREENING 

This section contains maps created for each of the 10 hybrid routes that were recommended after Level 1B Coarse 

screening for further analysis in Level 1B Fine screening. 

APPENDIX 5: LEVEL 1B FINE EVALUATION CRITERIA MATRIX 

This section contains the matrix showing the raw data and rankings applied to the criteria and routes for 

evaluation in Level 1B Fine screening. 

APPENDIX 6: LEVEL 1B FINE STANDARD DEVIATIONS 

This section provides the statistical analysis charts prepared using standard deviation methodology to evaluate 

routes in Level 1B Fine screening.

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1 INTRODUCTION 

This document describes the methodology used by the Chicago-Detroit/Pontiac Passenger Rail Program Team to 

perform the Level 1B Coarse and Fine route analysis within the Program’s South of the Lake (SOTL) area in 

Illinois and Indiana, and presents a summary of the results of the analysis.

1.1 Transitioning from Level 1A to Level 1B Screening 

On March 19, 2013, the team held a Level 1A Fine screening workshop with participants from the Federal Railroad 

Administration, the Michigan Department of Transportation, Indiana Department of Transportation, Illinois 

Department of Transportation and the HNTB consultant team. Fifty-one (51) route subsections in the SOTL area 

between Chicago and Porter, Ind. were reviewed for their potential to support enhanced future accelerated 

passenger rail service along the Chicago-Detroit/Pontiac Corridor. Of the 51 subsections reviewed, a total of 38 

passed and 13 failed based on a combination of physical, operational, and environmental reasons evaluated at the 

Level 1A level. 

Public feedback was solicited on the results of the Level 1A screening. An online self-guided presentation was 

made available to the public during the open comment period from April 24 – June 12, 2013. Public comments 

were reviewed as part of the Level 1B Coarse and Fine screening of route alternatives. These comments confirmed 

that the subsections selected during the Level 1A Coarse and Fine screenings were feasible and should be evaluated 

further during the Level 1B Coarse and Fine screening steps. 

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2 SUMMARY: LEVEL 1B COARSE SCREENING 

Using the analysis and outcomes of the Level 1A subsection screening workshop as a starting point for a Level 1B 

route analysis, the Program Team pieced together the remaining 38 subsections and evaluated every possible 

combination that provided a viable connection between Chicago Union Station and Michigan City, Ind. 

First, working west to east, the Program Team identified 85 possible hybrid routes by calculating the variations of 

the 38 subsections between three basic control points: 

1. Chicago Union Station to Grand Crossing, 

2. Grand Crossing to Buffington Harbor/Kensington Junction, and 

3. Buffington Harbor/Kensington Junction to Michigan City. 

When analyzing the geography of the 38 subsections between Chicago and Michigan City it became apparent that 

these points were naturally created at Grand Crossing, Kensington Junction, and Buffington Harbor. The string of 

subsections between each of these control points is referred to as a subroute. 

Next, the pass/fail approach was applied to identify which routes would be considered feasible and carried forward 

for additional analysis as part of the Level 1B Fine screening. The Program Team developed 12 distinct route 

failure codes to describe why a possible SOTL route could fail. Failure codes included a combination of reasons 

why various routes were identified as infeasible such as: 

• Purpose and Need – Achieves top speeds of 110 mph. 

• Physical Characteristics – Curve geometry that limits top speed, physical obstructions or encroachments 

onto right of way. 

• Operational Feasibility – Ability to provide dedicated passenger double track, consistency with other rail 

improvement projects, freight conflicts. 

• Environmental Constraints – Section 4(f) or section 6(f) properties, impact to human environment 

(residential/commercial/industrial properties). 

Appendix 1 includes a matrix listing all possible 85 hybrid routes, the recommendations for pass/fail of each and, if 

recommended to fail, the corresponding failure code. The failure code rationale is explained in Appendix 1 with 

additional support provided in Appendix 3. 

After the 85 hybrid routes were identified and evaluated in the matrix (Appendix 1), the Program Team then created 

a schematic for each to illustrate the string of subsections that were combined to make a particular hybrid route. 

The schematics were overlaid upon the Project Area Network (PAN) and color coded to illustrate which hybrid 

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routes received an initial recommendation of ‘pass’ (shown in green) and those that received an initial 

recommendation of ‘fail’ (shown in red). These 85 schematics are shown in Appendix 2. 

Out of 85 hybrid routes identified, 75 were recommended to fail. All 75 shared common subsections determined to 

be infeasible as explained by their respective failure codes. Appendix 3 includes a series of annotated aerials that 

shows the details of the connections between the various subsections that were identified as infeasible. A map of 

each of the remaining 10 hybrid routes is included in Appendix 4. These 10 hybrid routes were advanced to Level 

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3 SUMMARY: LEVEL 1B FINE SCREENING 

On August 8, 2013, the Program team held the Level 1B Fine screening workshop with participants from the 

Federal Railroad Administration, the Michigan Department of Transportation, Indiana Department of 

Transportation, Illinois Department of Transportation and the HNTB consultant team. 

During Level 1B Coarse screening, 85 hybrid routes were identified between Chicago Union Station and Michigan 

City, Ind. Seventy-five of the hybrid routes were determined to be infeasible and unable to support enhanced 

accelerated rail due to physical, operational and environmental constraints in eleven criteria. The ten remaining 

route alternatives were advanced to Level 1B Fine screening. 

Using the analysis and outcomes of the Level 1B Coarse screening as a starting point for Level 1B Fine analysis, 

two additional criteria were used to evaluate the routes – capital cost and unconstrained travel time. 

The Level 1B Fine screening criteria included: 

1. Capital Cost 

2. Unconstrained Travel Time 

3. Curves > 1 degree 30 minutes 

4. Route Miles 

5. At-Grade Crossings 

6. Moveable Bridges 

7. Diamonds 

8. Conflicting Yards 

9. Availability of Right of Way to Accommodate a Dedicated Intercity Double Track Passenger System 

10. Environmental Justice/Title VI Populations 

11. Section 4(f) Impacts 

12. Threatened and Endangered Species Impacts 

13. Other Environmental Impacts 

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a. Section 6(f) properties 

b. Wetlands 

c. Agricultural lands 

d. Hazardous waste sites 

A narrative for each route provided an in depth view of characteristics along the route that could influence its 

success as a feasible option for becoming a “Reasonable Alternative.” 

3.1 Criteria evaluation methodology 

The ten route alternatives were examined first by looking at the raw data for each criterion and then also by 

evaluating the sum of the criteria to understand how the routes compared to each other. Two additional methods 

were used to evaluate the raw data which included the dense ranking system and a standard deviation statistical 

analysis. These methods were used collectively to provide a measure of a route’s feasibility. 

The dense ranking methodology was used to address situations where alternatives had identical raw scores for a 

given criterion. Items with equal raw scores received the same ranking number, and the next item received the 

immediately following ranking number (i.e., 1, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 5, and 6). A ranking of one (1) is the most favorable 

ranking. As the ranking numbers got higher, the ranking became less favorable for a given criterion. 

The raw data collected for each criterion was ranked for each of the Level 1B Fine routes to develop an 

understanding of the relative advantages and disadvantages of each route when compared to the others. The criteria 

rankings were then aggregated by route and ranked with each other to develop an overall ranking for each route. 

The results of the dense ranking evaluation criteria for each of the feasible hybrid routes were laid out in a matrix. 

The results included raw data for each criterion and the ranking score associated with the route in comparison to the 

other routes. 

As part of the fine level route screening process, a simple statistical analysis was performed to identify route 

alternatives that appeared to be outliers in terms of how they compared against all of the other route alternatives for 

each of the quantitatively-measured factors that was considered in the screening process. This was achieved by 

first calculating, for a given individual factor (for example, the number of at-grade road crossings), the average 

value across all the route alternatives (e.g. 40 at-grade road crossings per route). Then, the standard deviation was 

calculated for that factor across all route alternatives, providing a measure of how tightly grouped around the 

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average value were the values for the individual routes (e.g. with a standard deviation of 10 and an average of 40 

for at-grade road crossings, there was found to be a fair amount of variation among the route alternatives in terms of 

this factor). Finally, a simple calculation was performed to determine how far the value for an individual route 

varied from the average, as expressed by multiples of the standard deviation (e.g. with an average value of 40 and a 

standard deviation of 10, a route with 50 at-grade road crossings would be considered to be 1 standard deviation 

above the average, whereas a route with 35 at-grade road crossings would be considered to be 0.5 standard 

deviations below the average). 

Having completed these calculations for each route alternative, route alternatives with values that were found to be 

one standard deviation or more better than the mean (e.g. fewer at-grade road crossing than average) were 

determined to be favorable outliers as measured against that factor, whereas route alternatives with values that were 

found to be one standard deviation or more worse than the mean (e.g. more at grade road crossing) were determined 

to be unfavorable outliers. Route alternative with values that fell between one standard deviation better and one 

standard deviation worse than the average were considered non-outliers. 

This analysis allowed for the screening process to focus in on situations where a route alternative, when measured 

against a given factor, was significantly better or worse than average, and compare that against the measure of that 

route alternative against other factors. In many cases, this provided insight beyond that allowed by a simple 

ranking of the alternatives against each factor, particularly where the differences between certain route alternatives 

were relatively small. 

3.2 Screening results 

Of the ten routes reviewed, six passed and four failed based on a combination of physical, operational, and 

environmental reasons evaluated. Table 1 reflects a summary of the route alternatives that passed and the rational 

for keeping them for further analysis. These routes will become the Reasonable Route Alternatives to be evaluated 

in the DEIS once they have been reviewed and confirmed by the public1. It was agreed upon by the Program Team 

to combine Route 5 and 6 into one route and Routes 9 and 10 into another route for analysis in the DEIS because 

the routes within each set vary only slightly from one another. The variation will be discussed in the DEIS as an 

alignment option. Table 2 contains a summary of the route alternatives that failed and includes a description of why 

that particular route was eliminated. The ten route maps can be found in Appendix 4. A summary table showing 

the raw data and rankings of each route is included in Appendix 5 and the standard deviation analysis can be found 

in Appendix 6. 

 

1

 The public comment period will run from September 16, 2013 through October 28, 2013. Public meeting schedules, meeting materials and comment forms 

can be accessed at the program website: www.greatlakesrail.org. 

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Table 1 Rationale for Level 1B Fine routes passed 

Route passed for level 2 

analysis in the DEIS 

Rationale for retention: 

Route 2 This is the existing Amtrak Chicago to Detroit/Pontiac route through the South of the Lake 

(SOTL) area of analysis. It will be evaluated as both the No Build scenario and as a Build 

Alternative. 

Route 4 This route has the ability to provide a dedicated double track passenger service with little need 

for additional right of way acquisition and appears to have less impact to the human 

environment with fewer instances of Environmental Justice/Title VI populations along the 

corridor. Preliminary estimates for travel times were consistent with Program goals to reduce 

travel time over the existing passenger service as stated in the Purpose and Need. 

Route 5 This route has the ability to provide a dedicated double track passenger service with some 

need for additional right of way acquisition and appears to have less impact to both the human 

and natural environment as it avoids the larger Environmental Justice/Title VI populations 

along the corridor and the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. 

Route 6 This route has the ability to provide a dedicated double track passenger service with little need 

for additional right of way acquisition and appears to have less impact to both the human and 

natural environment as it has fewer Environmental Justice/Title VI populations along the 

corridor and avoids the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. Preliminary estimates for travel 

times were consistent with Program goals to reduce travel time over the existing passenger 

service as stated in the Purpose and Need. 

Route 9 This route has the ability to provide a dedicated double track passenger service with little need 

for additional right of way acquisition and appears to have less impact to both the human and 

natural environment as it has fewer Environmental Justice/Title VI populations along the 

corridor and avoids the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. Preliminary estimates for travel 

times were consistent with Program goals to reduce travel time over the existing passenger 

service as stated in the Purpose and Need. 

Route 10 This route has the ability to provide a dedicated double track passenger service with little need 

for additional right of way acquisition and appears to have less impact to the natural 

environment as it avoids the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. Preliminary estimates for 

travel times were consistent with Program goals to reduce travel time over the existing 

passenger service as stated in the Purpose and Need. 

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Table 2 Rationale for Level 1B Fine routes dismissed 

Route failed for level 2 

analysis in the DEIS 

Rationale for dismissal: 

Route 1 The implementation of a dedicated double track passenger service along this route would 

increase conflicts with existing freight service and restrict speeds to less than 110 mph. Further, 

this route has a high potential for impacts to the natural environment as it would require 

acquisition of right of way through a large portion of the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. These 

factors are inconsistent with the Program’s Purpose and Need. 

Route 3 The implementation of a dedicated double track passenger service along this route would 

increase conflicts with existing freight and commuter service and restrict speeds to less than 110 

mph. Further, this route has a high potential for impacts to the natural environment as it would 

require acquisition of right of way through a large portions of the Indiana Dunes National 

Lakeshore. These factors are inconsistent with the Program’s Purpose and Need. 

Route 7 Adding intercity passenger service to the NICTD portion of the route would increase conflicts with 

existing freight and commuter service and restrict speeds to less than 110 mph in the SOTL. 

Unconstrained travel time estimates also indicated that the travel time between Chicago and 

Michigan City, Ind. would be unacceptable and perform much worse than other alternatives when 

modeled with existing train traffic. 

Route 8 Further, this route has a high potential for impacts to the natural environment as it would require 

acquisition of right of way through a large portion of the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. These 

factors are inconsistent with the Program’s Purpose and Need. 

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APPENDIX 1: MATRIX FOR LEVEL 1B COARSE SCREENING 

1.1 A matrix listing the 85 hybrid routes and their pass/fail recommendations 

1.2 Failure code rationale

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Level 1B Coarse

Route Strings

1 I 1 12 15 18 23 27 29 35 45a 45b 58 1-12-15-18-23-27 27-29-35 35-45a-45b-58 2 II 1 12 15 18 23 27 29 35 45a 45b 59 65 1-12-15-18-23-27 27-29-35 35-45a-45b-59-65 3 III 1 12 15 18 23 27 29 35 46 55a 55b 58 1-12-15-18-23-27 27-29-35 35-46-55a-55b-58 4 IV 1 12 15 18 23 27 29 35 46 55a 55b 59 65 1-12-15-18-23-27 27-29-35 35-46-55a-55b-59-5 V 1 12 15 18 23 27 29 35 46 56 60 65 1-12-15-18-23-27 27-29-35 35-46-56-60-65 6 VI 1 12 15 18 23 27 29 35 42 47 55a 55b 58 1-12-15-18-23-27 27-29-35 35-42-47-55a-55b-7 VII 1 12 15 18 23 27 29 35 42 47 55a 55b 59 65 1-12-15-18-23-27 27-29-35 35-42-47-55a-55b-598 VIII 1 12 15 18 23 27 29 35 42 47 56 60 65 1-12-15-18-23-27 27-29-35 35-42-47-56-60-69 IX 1 12 15 18 23 27 29 35 42 43 48a 52 57 60 65 1-12-15-18-23-27 27-29-35 35-42-43-48a-52-57-6

10 X 1 12 15 18 23 27 29 35 42 43 49 52 57 60 65 1-12-15-18-23-27 27-29-35 35-42-43-49-52-57-611 XI 1 12 15 18 23 27 28 33 36 39 41 47 55a 55b 58 1-12-15-18-23-27 27-28-33 33-36-39-41-47-55a-512 XII 1 12 15 18 23 27 28 33 36 39 41 47 55a 55b 59 65 1-12-15-18-23-27 27-28-33 33-36-39-41-47-55a-55b13 XIII 1 12 15 18 23 27 28 33 36 39 41 47 56 60 65 1-12-15-18-23-27 27-28-33 33-36-39-41-47-56-614 XIV 1 12 15 18 23 27 28 33 36 39 41 43 48a 52 57 60 65 1-12-15-18-23-27 27-28-33 33-36-39-41-43-48a-52-515 XV 1 12 15 18 23 27 28 33 36 39 41 43 49 52 57 60 65 1-12-15-18-23-27 27-28-33 33-36-39-41-43-49-52-516 XVI 1 12 15 18 23 27 28 33 37 48a 52 57 60 65 1-12-15-18-23-27 27-28-33 33-37-48a-52-57-6017 XVII 1 12 15 18 23 27 28 33 37 49 52 57 60 65 1-12-15-18-23-27 27-28-33 33-37-49-52-57-60-18 XVIII 1 8 9 16a 16 19 18 23 27 29 35 45a 45b 58 1-8-9-16a-16-19-18-23-27 27-29-35 35-45a-45b-58 19 XIX 1 8 9 16a 16 19 18 23 27 29 35 45a 45b 59 65 1-8-9-16a-16-19-18-23-27 27-29-35 35-45a-45b-59-65 20 XX 1 8 9 16a 16 19 18 23 27 29 35 46 55a 55b 58 1-8-9-16a-16-19-18-23-27 27-29-35 35-46-55a-55b-58 21 XXI 1 8 9 16a 16 19 18 23 27 29 35 46 55a 55b 59 65 1-8-9-16a-16-19-18-23-27 27-29-35 35-46-55a-55b-59-22 XXII 1 8 9 16a 16 19 18 23 27 29 35 46 56 60 65 1-8-9-16a-16-19-18-23-27 27-29-35 35-46-56-60-65 23 XXIII 1 8 9 16a 16 19 18 23 27 29 35 42 47 55a 55b 58 1-8-9-16a-16-19-18-23-27 27-29-35 35-42-47-55a-55b-24 XXIV 1 8 9 16a 16 19 18 23 27 29 35 42 47 55a 55b 59 65 1-8-9-16a-16-19-18-23-27 27-29-35 35-42-47-55a-55b-5925 XXV 1 8 9 16a 16 19 18 23 27 29 35 42 47 56 60 65 1-8-9-16a-16-19-18-23-27 27-29-35 35-42-47-56-60-626 XXVI 1 8 9 16a 16 19 18 23 27 29 35 42 43 48a 52 57 60 65 1-8-9-16a-16-19-18-23-27 27-29-35 35-42-43-48a-52-57-627 XXVII 1 8 9 16a 16 19 18 23 27 29 35 42 43 49 52 57 60 65 1-8-9-16a-16-19-18-23-27 27-29-35 35-42-43-49-52-57-628 XXVIII 1 8 9 16a 16 19 18 23 27 28 33 36 39 41 47 55a 55b 58 1-8-9-16a-16-19-18-23-27 27-28-33 33-36-39-41-47-55a-529 XXIX 1 8 9 16a 16 19 18 23 27 28 33 36 39 41 47 55a 55b 59 65 1-8-9-16a-16-19-18-23-27 27-28-33 33-36-39-41-47-55a-55b30 XXX 1 8 9 16a 16 19 18 23 27 28 33 36 39 41 47 56 60 65 1-8-9-16a-16-19-18-23-27 27-28-33 33-36-39-41-47-56-631 XXXI 1 8 9 16a 16 19 18 23 27 28 33 36 39 41 43 48a 52 57 60 65 1-8-9-16a-16-19-18-23-27 27-28-33 33-36-39-41-43-48a-52-532 XXXII 1 8 9 16a 16 19 18 23 27 28 33 36 39 41 43 49 52 57 60 65 1-8-9-16a-16-19-18-23-27 27-28-33 33-36-39-41-43-49-52-533 XXXIII 1 8 9 16a 16 19 18 23 27 28 33 37 48a 52 57 60 65 1-8-9-16a-16-19-18-23-27 27-28-33 33-37-48a-52-57-6034 XXXIV 1 8 9 16a 16 19 18 23 27 28 33 37 49 52 57 60 65 1-8-9-16a-16-19-18-23-27 27-28-33 33-37-49-52-57-60-35 XXXV 1 12 15 19 22 27 29 35 45a 45b 58 1-12-15-19-22-27 27-29-35 35-45a-45b-58 36 XXXVI 1 12 15 19 22 27 29 35 45a 45b 59 65 1-12-15-19-22-27 27-29-35 35-45a-45b-59-65 37 XXXVII 1 12 15 19 22 27 29 35 46 55a 55b 58 1-12-15-19-22-27 27-29-35 35-46-55a-55b-58 38 XXXVIII 1 12 15 19 22 27 29 35 46 55a 55b 59 65 1-12-15-19-22-27 27-29-35 35-46-55a-55b-59-39 XXXIX 1 12 15 19 22 27 29 35 46 56 60 65 1-12-15-19-22-27 27-29-35 35-46-56-60-65 40 XL 1 12 15 19 22 27 29 35 42 47 55a 55b 58 1-12-15-19-22-27 27-29-35 35-42-47-55a-55b-41 XLI 1 12 15 19 22 27 29 35 42 47 55a 55b 59 65 1-12-15-19-22-27 27-29-35 35-42-47-55a-55b-5942 XLII 1 12 15 19 22 27 29 35 42 47 56 60 65 1-12-15-19-22-27 27-29-35 35-42-47-56-60-643 XLIII 1 12 15 19 22 27 29 35 42 43 48a 52 57 60 65 1-12-15-19-22-27 27-29-35 35-42-43-48a-52-57-644 XLIV 1 12 15 19 22 27 29 35 42 43 49 52 57 60 65 1-12-15-19-22-27 27-29-35 35-42-43-49-52-57-645 XLV 1 12 15 19 22 27 28 33 36 39 41 47 55a 55b 58 1-12-15-19-22-27 27-28-33 33-36-39-41-47-55a-546 XLVI 1 12 15 19 22 27 28 33 36 39 41 47 55a 55b 59 65 1-12-15-19-22-27 27-28-33 33-36-39-41-47-55a-55b47 XLVII 1 12 15 19 22 27 28 33 36 39 41 47 56 60 65 1-12-15-19-22-27 27-28-33 33-36-39-41-47-56-648 XLVIII 1 12 15 19 22 27 28 33 36 39 41 43 48a 52 57 60 65 1-12-15-19-22-27 27-28-33 33-36-39-41-43-48a-52-549 XLIX 1 12 15 19 22 27 28 33 36 39 41 43 49 52 57 60 65 1-12-15-19-22-27 27-28-33 33-36-39-41-43-49-52-550 L 1 12 15 19 22 27 28 33 37 48a 52 57 60 65 1-12-15-19-22-27 27-28-33 33-37-48a-52-57-6051 LI 1 12 15 19 22 27 28 33 37 49 52 57 60 65 1-12-15-19-22-27 27-28-33 33-37-49-52-57-60-52 LII 1 8 9 16a 16 22 27 29 35 45a 45b 58 1-8-9-16a-16-22-27 27-29-35 35-45a-45b-58 53 LIII 1 8 9 16a 16 22 27 29 35 45a 45b 59 65 1-8-9-16a-16-22-27 27-29-35 35-45a-45b-59-65 54 LIV 1 8 9 16a 16 22 27 29 35 46 55a 55b 58 1-8-9-16a-16-22-27 27-29-35 35-46-55a-55b-58 55 LV 1 8 9 16a 16 22 27 29 35 46 55a 55b 59 65 1-8-9-16a-16-22-27 27-29-35 35-46-55a-55b-59-56 LVI 1 8 9 16a 16 22 27 29 35 46 56 60 65 1-8-9-16a-16-22-27 27-29-35 35-46-56-60-65 57 LVII 1 8 9 16a 16 22 27 29 35 42 47 55a 55b 58 1-8-9-16a-16-22-27 27-29-35 35-42-47-55a-55b-58 LVIII 1 8 9 16a 16 22 27 29 35 42 47 55a 55b 59 65 1-8-9-16a-16-22-27 27-29-35 35-42-47-55a-55b-5959 LIX 1 8 9 16a 16 22 27 29 35 42 47 56 60 65 1-8-9-16a-16-22-27 27-29-35 35-42-47-56-60-660 LX 1 8 9 16a 16 22 27 29 35 42 43 48a 52 57 60 65 1-8-9-16a-16-22-27 27-29-35 35-42-43-48a-52-57-661 LXI 1 8 9 16a 16 22 27 29 35 42 43 49 52 57 60 65 1-8-9-16a-16-22-27 27-29-35 35-42-43-49-52-57-662 LXII 1 8 9 16a 16 22 27 28 33 36 39 41 47 55a 55b 58 1-8-9-16a-16-22-27 27-28-33 33-36-39-41-47-55a-563 LXIII 1 8 9 16a 16 22 27 28 33 36 39 41 47 55a 55b 59 65 1-8-9-16a-16-22-27 27-28-33 33-36-39-41-47-55a-55b64 LXIV 1 8 9 16a 16 22 27 28 33 36 39 41 47 56 60 65 1-8-9-16a-16-22-27 27-28-33 33-36-39-41-47-56-665 LXV 1 8 9 16a 16 22 27 28 33 36 39 41 43 48a 52 57 60 65 1-8-9-16a-16-22-27 27-28-33 33-36-39-41-43-48a-52-566 LXVI 1 8 9 16a 16 22 27 28 33 36 39 41 43 49 52 57 60 65 1-8-9-16a-16-22-27 27-28-33 33-36-39-41-43-49-52-5

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67 LXVII 1 8 9 16a 16 22 27 28 33 37 48a 52 57 60 65 1-8-9-16a-16-22-27 27-28-33 33-37-48a-52-57-6068 LXVIII 1 8 9 16a 16 22 27 28 33 37 49 52 57 60 65 1-8-9-16a-16-22-27 27-28-33 33-37-49-52-57-60-69 LXIX 1 8 9 10 11 17 29 35 45a 45b 58 1-8-9-10-11-17 17-29-35 35-45a-45b-58 70 LXX 1 8 9 10 11 17 29 35 45a 45b 59 65 1-8-9-10-11-17 17-29-35 35-45a-45b-59-65 71 LXXI 1 8 9 10 11 17 29 35 46 55a 55b 58 1-8-9-10-11-17 17-29-35 35-46-55a-55b-58 72 LXXII 1 8 9 10 11 17 29 35 46 55a 55b 59 65 1-8-9-10-11-17 17-29-35 35-46-55a-55b-59-73 LXXIII 1 8 9 10 11 17 29 35 46 56 60 65 1-8-9-10-11-17 17-29-35 35-46-56-60-65 74 LXXIV 1 8 9 10 11 17 29 35 42 47 55a 55b 58 1-8-9-10-11-17 17-29-35 35-42-47-55a-55b-75 LXXV 1 8 9 10 11 17 29 35 42 47 55a 55b 59 65 1-8-9-10-11-17 17-29-35 35-42-47-55a-55b-5976 LXXVI 1 8 9 10 11 17 29 35 42 47 56 60 65 1-8-9-10-11-17 17-29-35 35-42-47-56-60-677 LXXVII 1 8 9 10 11 17 29 35 42 43 48a 52 57 60 65 1-8-9-10-11-17 17-29-35 35-42-43-48a-52-57-678 LXXVIII 1 8 9 10 11 17 29 35 42 43 49 52 57 60 65 1-8-9-10-11-17 17-29-35 35-42-43-49-52-57-679 LXXIX 1 8 9 10 11 17 28 33 36 39 41 47 55a 55b 58 1-8-9-10-11-17 17-28-33 33-36-39-41-47-55a-580 LXXX 1 8 9 10 11 17 28 33 36 39 41 47 55a 55b 59 65 1-8-9-10-11-17 17-28-33 33-36-39-41-47-55a-55b81 LXXXI 1 8 9 10 11 17 28 33 36 39 41 47 56 60 65 1-8-9-10-11-17 17-28-33 33-36-39-41-47-56-682 LXXXII 1 8 9 10 11 17 28 33 36 39 41 43 48a 52 57 60 65 1-8-9-10-11-17 17-28-33 33-36-39-41-43-48a-52-583 LXXXIII 1 8 9 10 11 17 28 33 36 39 41 43 49 52 57 60 65 1-8-9-10-11-17 17-28-33 33-36-39-41-43-49-52-584 LXXXIV 1 8 9 10 11 17 28 33 37 48a 52 57 60 65 1-8-9-10-11-17 17-28-33 33-37-48a-52-57-6085 LXXXV 1 8 9 10 11 17 28 33 37 49 52 57 60 65 1-8-9-10-11-17 17-28-33 33-37-49-52-57-60-

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1 12 15 19 22 27 1-12-15-19-22-27 Fail Failure Code 1

Metra Rock Island District (RID) (subsection 22) currently serves 69 commuter trains per day on a double track railroad. Metra has proposed to transfer its Southwest S

operation to the LaSalle Street Station. Moving Metra Southwest Service on this line will add 30 commuter trains per day and fill available capacity. Transferring between the NS Chicago Line (subsection 15) and Metra RID (subsection 22) would require a backing move to get on and off the CRL/41st Street connectiobacking move, a new connection would be needed between CRL and NS. The new connection would require the acquisition of industrial property along W. Pershing Rwill allow a maximum speed of 51 mph assuming 5” cant deficiency and 5” superelevation. However, the maximum speed through this area will be determined by the CRL connection which will restrict speed to 20 mph or less. It is assumed a #10 turnout will be needed as it is likely that the standard #20 turnouts will be too large to bbe restricted along the existing 10° curve between Metra RID and CRL that would allow a maximum speed of 38 mph. Again, this connection presents operational issueinvolve leaving the relatively tangent Amtrak/NS alignment, accessing the congested Metra RID commuter corridor via a geometrically challenging Chicago Rail Link cothe Amtrak/NS alignment via another physically and geometrically challenging connection at Englewood. There is currently no connection at node S between subsections 22 and 27. A new elevated connection would be required. The construction of a new connection woulyard operations, and the curve geometry of a new connection would limit top speeds to 47 mph. The proximity of the NS Park Manor Yard severely limits the room ava

RID and NS. The structure would span approximately 820 feet, resulting in an undesirable 6° 30’ curve at an elevation over 3 percent with a top speed of approximately 5” superelevation. Subject to further engineering analysis, impacts to Park Manor Yard are likely and may involve the loss of one or more yard tracks. This connection presents operational issues from a route perspective. The use of this connection as a route from Chicago Union Station will require the construction of Air Line (SCAL) or the Chicago Rail Link (CRL) connection to provide connectivity between Metra RID and Chicago Union Station. Both of these connections have challenspeeds. Either connection also requires moving 56 trains per day onto the RID that currently carries 69 trains per day. Metra has also proposed transferring its Southwanother 30 trains per day.With this level of commuter/intercity passenger rail congestion, top speeds of 110 mph cannot be maintained. In summary these constraints do not allow operations through this connection at the 110 mph speeds called for in the purpose and need statement for the corridor.

1 8 9 16a 16 22 27 1-8-9-16a-16-22-27 Fail Failure Code 2

Metra Rock Island District (RID) (subsection 22) currently serves 69 commuter trains per day on a double track railroad. Metra has proposed to transfer its Southwest Soperation to the LaSalle Street Station. Moving Metra Southwest Service on this line will add 30 commuter trains per day and fill available capacity. There is currently no connection at node S between subsections 22 and 27. A new elevated connection would be required. The construction of a new connection woulyard operations, and the curve geometry of a new connection would limit top speeds to 47 mph. The proximity of the NS Park Manor Yard severely limits the room avaRID and NS. The structure would span approximately 820 feet, resulting in an undesirable 6° 30’ curve at an elevation over 3 percent with a top speed of approximately 5” superelevation. Subject to further engineering analysis, impacts to Park Manor Yard are likely and may involve the loss of one or more yard tracks. This connection presents operational issues from a route perspective. The use of this connection as a route from Chicago Union Station will require the construction of Air Line (SCAL) or the Chicago Rail Link (CRL) connection to provide connectivity between Metra RID and Chicago Union Station. Both of these connections have challenspeeds. Either connection also requires moving 56 trains per day onto the RID that currently carries 69 trains per day. Metra has also proposed transferring its Southwanother 30 trains per day. With this level of commuter/intercity passenger rail congestion, top speeds of 110 mph cannot be maintained. In summary these constraints do not allow operations through this connection at the 110 mph speeds called for in the purpose and need statement for the corridor.

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1 8 9 16a 16 19 18 23 27 1-8-9-16a-16-19-18-23-27 Fail Failure Code 3

Metra Rock Island District (RID) (subsections 16 and 16a) currently serves 69 commuter trains per day on a double track railroad. Metra has proposed to transfer its Soits operation to the LaSalle Street Station. Moving Metra Southwest Service on this line will add 30 commuter trains per day and fill available capacity. Transferring between the Metra RID (subsection 16) and the NS Chicago Line (subsection 18) would require a backing move to get on and off the CRL/41st Street connthe backing move, a new 1,600 foot elevated connection would be needed between CRL and NS. The new connection would require the acquisition of industrial propeStreet and a minimum curve of 5° 30’ that will allow a maximum speed of 51 mph assuming 5” cant deficiency and 5” superelevation. However, the maximum speed ththe #10 turnouts that will be needed at the CRL connection which will restrict speeds to 20 mph or less. It is assumed a #10 turnout will be needed as it is likely that thto be constructed in this area. In addition, the existing CRL structure connecting to the Metra Rock Island District would have to be rebuilt from a one track structure to restricted if the existing single track connection is rebuilt at the existing 10° curve that would allow a maximum speed of 38 mph. The use of this connection presents operspective in that it will involve leaving the relatively tangent Amtrak/NS alignment, accessing the St. Charles Air Line (SCAL) with very challenging vertical and horizonMetra RID commuter corridor and then returning to the Amtrak/NS alignment via a geometrically challenging Chicago Rail Link connection. The use of the SCAL would improvements to provide connectivity to Chicago Union Station.There is currently no connection at node S between subsections 22 and 27. A new elevated connection would be required. The construction of a new connection woulyard operations, and the curve geometry of a new connection would limit top speeds to 47 mph. The proximity of the NS Park Manor Yard severely limits the room avaRID and NS. The structure would span approximately 820 feet, resulting in an undesirable 6° 30’ curve at an elevation over 3 percent with a top speed of approximately 5” superelevation. Subject to further engineering analysis, impacts to Park Manor Yard are likely and may involve the loss of one or more yard tracks. This connection presents operational issues from a route perspective. The use of this connection as a route from Chicago Union Station will require the construction of Air Line (SCAL) or the Chicago Rail Link (CRL) connection to provide connectivity between Metra RID and Chicago Union Station. Both of these connections have challenspeeds. Either connection also requires moving 56 trains per day onto the RID that currently carries 69 trains per day. Metra has also proposed transferring its Southwanother 30 trains per day. With this level of commuter/intercity passenger rail congestion, top speeds of 110 mph cannot be maintained. In summary these constraints do not allow operations through this connection at the 110 mph speeds called for in the purpose and need statement for the corridor.

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27 29 35 27-29-35 Pass

27 28 33 27-28-33 Fail Failure Code 4

Providing a connection between the ComEd Utility Corridor (subsection 27) and the CN Chicago Subdivision (subsection 28) would require a new elevated structure greComEd Utility Corridor, the new structure would elevate approximately 30 feet to cross over the NS Chicago Line and potentially elevate higher to clear the Chicago Skfeet or greater to the CN Chicago Subdivision while crossing the Metra Electric District. Construction of the structure would require the acquisition of commercial prop

and potential acquisition of residential property to the east of the CN line. Modifications to the NS Chicago Line and the Chicago Skyway bridge may be required to accFrom an operational and route continuity perspective this connection involves leaving the ComEd double track corridor available for passenger rail service at Grand Crothirteen continuous miles remaining for double track passenger rail operations.

17 29 35 17-29-35 Fail Failure Code 5

Providing this connection would require the construction of a new elevated structure that will connect the Metra Electric District (MED)/CN embankment (subsection 1(subsection 29) that is elevated approximately 25 to 30 feet above the CN embankment. The structure would run approximately 2,500 feet in length and cross over E. 7Street. It would result in the taking of a number of commercial buildings at various points along the structure. Utilizing this connection would also require major impromake the connection between the CN Chicago Subdivision and Chicago Union Station. From an operational route continuity perspective this connection would require the construction of major improvements to the St. Charles Air Line (SCAL) to provide cresult in reduced speeds because of the resulting geometry. In addition, after following nearly nine miles of the double track CN corridor from the SCAL, it leaves the coremaining for passenger rail use.

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35 46 56 60 65 35-46-56-60-65 Fail Failure Code 6

Providing a high-speed double track connection with a 1° 30’ curve between the CSX Barr Subdivision (subsection 56) and the CSX Porter Subdivision (subsection 60) at land takings within the boundaries of Woodland Park, a section 4(f) property. As outlined in Section 4(f) of the Department of Transportation Act (DOT Act) of 1966, fesignificant publicly owned parks, recreation areas, wildlife and waterfowl refuges, or land of a historic site for transportation projects, unless the following conditions aalternative to the use of the land, and 2) the actions includes all possible planning to minimize harm to the property resulting from use. A 4° curve or greater is needed require train speeds of approximately 60 mph or less assuming 5” cant deficiency and 5” superelevation. The speed reductions associated with the use of the 4° curve mph top speeds called for in the purpose and need statement for the corridor.

35 42 47 55a 55b 58 35-42-47-55a-55b-58 Fail Failure Code 7

Traveling from the NS Sugar Track/CSX Fort Wayne Line (subsection 42) to NICTD (subsection 47) (which is constructed on a 25 to 30 foot high embankment) will requitakings of industrial property and structures. Building the connection will likely require takings of industrial property and structures including buildings and industrial trinclude water quality impacts and impacts to the residences located to the east of the industrial facility and south of the Grand Calumet River.From an operational and route perspective, this connection involves moving from the lightly used NS Sugar Track or the inactive CSX Fort Wayne Line connecting to the double track 110 mph intercity passenger operation, to the intensively used NICTD commuter line with limited right of way available for additional intercity passenger speeds and reliability. Any resulting speed reductions associated with this connection will not support the goal of 110 mph top speeds called for in the purpose and ne

35 42 47 55a 55b 59 65 35-42-47-55a-55b-59-65 Pass 

35 42 47 56 60 65 35-42-47-56-60-65 Fail Failure Code 8

Traveling from the NS Sugar Track/CSX Fort Wayne Line (subsection 42) to NICTD (subsection 47) (which is constructed on a 25 to 30 foot high embankment) will requi

takings of industrial property and structures. Building the connection will likely require takings of industrial property and structures including buildings and industrial trinclude water quality impacts and impacts to the residences located to the east of the industrial facility and south of the Grand Calumet River.From an operational and route perspective, this connection involves moving from the lightly used NS Sugar Track or the inactive CSX Fort Wayne Line connecting to the double track 110 mph intercity passenger operation, to the intensively used NICTD commuter line with limited right of way available for additional intercity passenger speeds and reliability. Any resulting speed reductions associated with this connection will not support the goal of 110 mph top speeds called for in the purpose and neA single track connection from NICTD (subsection 47) to the CSX Barr Subdivision (subsection 56) currently exists in Miller, Ind. (node Aj) , however the connection is an curve that would require slow speeds. Reconfiguration of this connection would likely require the acquisition of residential and commercial property.Providing a high-speed double track connection with a 1° 30’ curve between the CSX Barr Subdivision (subsection 56) and the CSX Porter Subdivision (subsection 60) at land takings within the boundaries of Woodland Park, a section 4(f) property. As outlined in Section 4(f) of the Department of Transportation Act (DOT Act) of 1966, fe

significant publicly owned parks, recreation areas, wildlife and waterfowl refuges, or land of a historic site for transportation projects, unless the following conditions aalternative to the use of the land, and 2) the actions includes all possible planning to minimize harm to the property resulting from use. A 4° curve or greater is needed require train speeds of approximately 60 mph or less assuming 5” cant deficiency and 5” superelevation. The speed reductions associated with the use of the 4° curve mph top speeds called for in the purpose and need statement for the corridor.

35 42 43 48a 52 57 60 65 35-42-43-48a-52-57-60-65 Pass35 42 43 49 52 57 60 65 35-42-43-49-52-57-60-65 Pass

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33 36 39 41 47 55a 55b 59 65 33-36-39-41-47-55a-55b-59-65 Pass33 36 39 41 47 56 60 65 33-36-39-41-47-56-60-65 Fail Failure Code 9

Providing a high-speed double track connection with a 1° 30’ curve between the CSX Barr Subdivision (subsection 56) and the CSX Porter Subdivision (subsection 60) at land takings within the boundaries of Woodland Park, a section 4(f) property. As outlined in Section 4(f) of the Department of Transportation Act (DOT Act) of 1966, fesignificant publicly owned parks, recreation areas, wildlife and waterfowl refuges, or land of a historic site for transportation projects, unless the following conditions aalternative to the use of the land, and 2) the actions includes all possible planning to minimize harm to the property resulting from use. A 4° curve or greater is needed require train speeds of approximately 60 mph or less assuming 5” cant deficiency and 5” superelevation. The speed reductions associated with the use of the 4° curve mph top speeds called for in the purpose and need statement for the corridor.A single track connection from NICTD (subsection 47) to the CSX Barr Subdivision (subsection 56) currently exists in Miller, Ind. (node Aj) , however the connection is an curve that would require slow speeds. Reconfiguration of this connection would likely require the acquisition of residential and commercial property.In summary, these environmental constraints and slower speeds would not allow operations through this connection at the 110 mph speeds called for in the purpose a

33 36 39 41 43 48a 52 57 60 65 33-36-39-41-43-48a-52-57-60-65 Fail Failure Code 10

Providing a connection from NICTD (subsection 41) to the CSX Fort Wayne Line (subsection 43) in Gary, Ind. (node Ac) is geometrically infeasible due to the locations olinear distance between W. 3rd Ave. and W. 4th Ave. along the 1° 30’ curve is approximately 1,400 feet. This distance does not provide enough space to cross W. 3rd A4th Avenue at a 1 percent grade or less without severing W. 3rd Ave. or reconstructing the bridge at W. 4th Ave. A tighter 7° 30’ curve built at a 4 percent grade could however the geometry is also considered undesirable. Assuming 5” cant deficiency and 5” superelevation, train speed would have to be reduced to approximately 44 mFrom an operational and route perspective, this connection involves moving from the lightly used NS Sugar Track or the inactive CSX Fort Wayne Line connecting to the double track 110 mph intercity passenger operation, to the intensively used NICTD commuter line with limited right of way available for additional intercity passenger speeds and reliability. Speed reductions associated with the 7° 30’ curve built on a 4 percent grade would not allow operations through this connection at the 110 mph need statement for the corridor.

33 36 39 41 43 49 52 57 60 65 33-36-39-41-43-49-52-57-60-65 Fail Failure Code 11

Providing a connection from NICTD (subsection 41) to the CSX Fort Wayne Line (subsection 43) in Gary, Ind. (node Ac) is geometrically infeasible due to the locations olinear distance between W. 3rd Ave. and W. 4th Ave. along the 1° 30’ curve is approximately 1,400 feet. This distance does not provide enough space to cross W. 3rd A4th Avenue at a 1 percent grade or less without severing W. 3rd Ave. or reconstructing the bridge at W. 4th Ave. A tighter 7° 30’ curve built at a 4 percent grade could however the geometry is also considered undesirable. Assuming 5” cant deficiency and 5” superelevation, train speed would have to be reduced to approximately 44 mFrom an operational and route perspective, this connection involves moving from the lightly used NS Sugar Track or the inactive CSX Fort Wayne Line connecting to the double track 110 mph intercity passenger operation, to the intensively used NICTD commuter line with limited right of way available for additional intercity passenger speeds and reliability. Speed reductions associated with the 7° 30’ curve built on a 4 percent grade would not allow operations through this connection at the 110 mph need statement for the corridor.

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Chicago-Detroit/Pontiac Passenger Rail Corridor Program Tier 1 EIS
APPENDIX 2: SCHEMATICS 

Chicago – Detroit / Pontiac Passenger Rail Corridor Program 

LEVEL 1B MATERIALS | 1

APPENDIX 2: SCHEMATICS FOR LEVEL 1B COARSE SCREENING 

This section contains schematics of each of the 85 hybrid routes color coded to 

indicate whether the route was recommended to pass (green) or fail (red).

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1 A) Chicago Union Station to G) St. Charles Air Line at Amtrak Amtrak

8 G) St. Charles Air Line at Amtrak to H) St. Charles Air Line at B&O CN

9 H) St. Charles Air Line at B&O to I) St. Charles Air Line at Metra Rock Island District CN

10 I) St. Charles Air Line at Metra Rock Island District to J) St. Charles Air Line at Grand Trunk Western/

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12 G) St. Charles Air Line at Amtrak to L) 23rd Street Crossing Amtrak to NS

15 L) 23rd Street Crossing to N) 41st Street/Rail Link Connection at NS NS

16 M) 21st Street Crossing to O) 41st Street/Rail Link Connection at Metra Rock 

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17 K) St. Charles Air Line at Metra Electric District to T) Grand Crossing Metra or CN

18 N) 41st Street/Rail Link Connection at NS to P) CP 518 NS

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23 P) CP 518 to S) Englewood Crossover NS

27 S) Englewood Crossover to T) Grand Crossing NS or ComEd (NYC)

28 T) Grand Crossing to V) Burnside Crossing Metra or CN

29 T) Grand Crossing to X) Rock Island Junction NS or ComEd (NYC)

33 V) Burnside Crossing to Y) Kensington Junction Metra or CN

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35 X) Rock Island Junction to Ab) Buffington Harbor NS or ComEd (NYC) or CSX

36 Y) Kensington Junction to Z) Torrence Avenue Crossing NICTD

37 Y) Kensington Junction to Ad) Tolleston, Ind. IHB to CSX

39 Z) Torrence Avenue Crossing to Aa) North Hammond NICTD

41 Aa) North Hammond to Ac) Gary, Ind. NICTD

42 Ab) Buffington Harbor to Ac) Gary, Ind. NS or CSX

43 Ac) Gary, Ind. to Ad) Tolleston, Ind. NS or CSX

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46 Ab) Buffington Harbor to Aj) Miller, Ind. CSX

47 Ac) Gary, Ind. to Aj) Miller, Ind. NICTD

48a Ad) Tolleston, Ind. to Ag) Gary Greenfield Connection Abandoned (IHB)

49 Ad) Tolleston, Ind. to Ag) Gary Greenfield Connection CSX

52 Ag) Gary Greenfield Connection to Ai) Lake Station, Ind. CSX

55a Aj) Miller, Ind. to Am2

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56 Aj) Miller, Ind. to Al) Willow Creek, Ind. CSX

57 Ai) Lake Station, Ind. to Al) Willow Creek, Ind. CSX

58 Am) Burns Harbor, Ind. to Ao) Michigan City, Ind. NICTD

59 Am) Burns Harbor, Ind. to An) Porter, Ind. NS

60 Al) Willow Creek, Ind. to An) Porter, Ind. CSX

65 An) Porter, Ind. to Ao) Michigan City, Ind. Amtrak

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Chicago – Detroit / Pontiac Passenger Rail Corridor Program 

LEVEL 1B MATERIALS | 1

APPENDIX 3: AERIAL VIEWS FOR LEVEL 1B COARSE SCREENING 

This section explains the failure code rationale and includes aerial views showing details of 

the node connections between various subsections that are identified as infeasible. 

Aerial Failure Code(s) Appendix 3 

Page # 

A 1, 3 2 

B 2 4 

C 4, 5 6 

D 6, 9 8 

E 7, 8, 9, 11, 12 10 

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Aerial Name Affected node(s) Affected subsections 

3-A Chicago Rail Link/41st Street Connection N AND O 15-19-22 AND 16-19-18 

Failure Codes (FC) 

Node: Subsections 

Purpose and Need Physical Constraints Operational Constraints Environmental Constraints 

FC1 

N-O: 15-19-22 

Speeds of 110 mph cannot be reached through 

nodes N and O due to physical and operational 

constraints. Therefore, the subroute containing 

subsections 15-19-22 and all associated route 

hybrids are infeasible due to the fact that travel 

through these nodes will not meet the goal of 

reaching up to 110 mph speeds stated in the 

Program’s Purpose and Need. 

Route hybrids using these subsections will require 

access to Chicago Union Station via the St. Charles 

Airline (SCAL, nodes G,H,I). The infrastructure through 

SCAL does not allow for 56 passenger trains at speeds 

up to 110 mph and there are significant capacity issues 

(see Operational constraints). 

Route hybrids containing these subsections are 

therefore infeasible due to lack of physical infrastructure 

able to accommodate 56 trains at speeds up to 110 

mph. 

Trains cannot transfer from subsection 15 to 22 without a backing 

move to get on and off subsection 19. To eliminate this move, a 

new elevated connection is required. This new connection would 

require the acquisition of industrial property in the surrounding 

area. 

Use of subsection 22 would likely result in reduced speeds and 

reliability due to capacity* issues resulting from the addition of 56 

trains to the existing 69 trains already on this route. Further 

complications will result as Metra Southwest Service is expected to 

move 30 trains per day and fill capacity on this line. 

*The AAR report for freight corridors indicates that a double track 

corridor with CTC has a maximum practical capacity of 100 trains 

per day. 

Building a new connection at nodes N and O 

would require the acquisition of industrial 

property in this area. 

FC3 

N-O: 16-19-18 

Trains cannot transfer from subsection 16 to 18 without a backing 

move to get on and off subsection 19. To eliminate this move, a 

new elevated connection is required. This new connection would 

require the acquisition of industrial property in the surrounding 

area. 

Use of subsection 16 would likely result in reduced speeds and 

reliability due to capacity* issues resulting from the addition of 56 

trains to the existing 69 trains already on this route. Further 

complications will result as Metra Southwest Service is expected to 

move 30 trains per day and fill capacity on this line . 

*The AAR report for freight corridors indicates that a double track 

corridor with CTC has a maximum practical capacity of 100 trains 

per day.

Building a new connection at nodes N and O 

would require the acquisition of industrial 

property in this area. 

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Aerial Name Affected 

node(s) 

Affected subsections 

3-A

Chicago Rail 

Link/41st Street 

Connection 

N AND O 15-19-22 AND 16-19-18 

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Aerial Name Affected node(s) Affected subsections 

3-B Englewood Flyover S 22-27 

Failure Codes (FC) 

Node: Subsections 

Purpose and Need Physical Constraints Operational Constraints Environmental Constraints 

FC2 

S: 22-27 

Speeds of 110 mph cannot be reached through node S 

due to physical and operational constraints. Therefore, 

the subroute containing subsections 22-27 and all 

associated route hybrids are infeasible as passenger 

trains traveling through this node will not meet the goal of 

reaching up to 110 mph speeds stated in the Program’s 

Purpose and Need. 

There is currently no connection at node S between 

subsections 22 and 27. A new elevated connection would be 

required. The construction of a new connection would pose 

significant impacts to the freight yard operations, and the 

curve geometry of a new connection would limit top speeds to 

47 mph. 

Use of subsection 22 would likely result in reduced speeds 

and reliability due to capacity* issues resulting from the 

addition of 56 trains to the existing 69 trains already on this 

route. Further complications will result as Metra Southwest 

Service is expected to move 30 trains per day and fill 

available capacity on this line. 

*The AAR report for freight corridors indicates that a double 

track corridor with CTC has a maximum practical capacity of 

100 trains per day.

Building a new connection near node S would likely require 

the loss of one or more freight yard tracks at the NS Park 

Manor Yard. 

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Aerial Name Affected 

node(s) 

Affected subsections 

3-B Englewood 

Flyover 

S 22-27 

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Aerial Name Affected node(s) Affected subsections 

3-C Grand Crossing T 27-28 AND 17-29 

Failure Codes (FC) 

Node: Subsections 

Purpose and Need Physical Constraints Operational Constraints Environmental Constraints 

FC4 

T: 27-28 

Speeds of 110 mph cannot be reached through node T without 

causing significant environmental impacts. Therefore, the subroute 

containing subsections 27-28 and all associated route hybrids are 

infeasible as passenger trains traveling through this node will not 

meet the goal of reaching up to 110 mph speeds stated in the 

Program’s Purpose and Need without a connection. 

There is currently no connection at node T to allow for 

the transition from subsection 27 to 28 at speeds up 

to 110 mph. In addition, the Chicago Skyway presents 

a major physical challenge. A new elevated 

connection would be required. Construction would 

impact commercial and residential property. 

Rerouting service off of subsection 27 onto subsection 28 

would result in the underutilization of 13 miles of capacity 

available along subsection 29 especially since the ComEd 

Utility corridor offers capacity for two dedicated passenger 

tracks along subsections 27 and 29 and provides for route 

continuity. 

Construction of a new elevated connection between 

subsections 27-28 would require acquisition of surrounding 

commercial and residential property with potential adverse 

social and economic impacts. 

FC5 

T: 17-29 

Speeds of 110 mph cannot be reached through node T without 

causing significant environmental impacts. Therefore, the subroute 

containing subsections 17-29 and all associated route hybrids are 

infeasible as passenger trains traveling through this node will not 

meet the goal of reaching up to 110 mph speeds stated in the 

Program’s Purpose and Need without a connection. 

There is currently no connection at node T to allow for 

the transition from subsection 17 to 29 at speeds up 

to 110 mph. A new elevated connection would be 

required. Construction would impact commercial and 

residential property. 

Passenger trains dependent upon subsection 17 require the 

use of SCAL to provide a connection to Chicago Union 

Station. The infrastructure through SCAL does not allow for 

56 passenger trains at speeds up to 110 mph. 

Construction of a new elevated connection between 

subsections 17-29 would require acquisition of surrounding 

commercial and residential property with potential adverse 

social and economic impacts. 

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Aerial Name Affected 

node(s) 

Affected 

subsections 

3-C Grand Crossing T 27-28 AND 17-29 

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Aerial Name Affected node(s) Affected subsections 

3-D Willow Creek Al 56-60 

Failure Codes (FC) 

Node: Subsections 

Purpose and Need Physical Constraints Operational Constraints Environmental Constraints 

FC6 

Al: 56-60 

Speeds of 110 mph cannot be reached through node Al without 

causing significant environmental impacts. Therefore, the 

subroute containing subsections 56-60 and all associated route 

hybrids are infeasible as passenger trains traveling through this 

node will not meet the goal of reaching up to 110 mph speeds 

stated in the Program’s Purpose and Need. 

There is no connection at node Al to allow for the 

transfer of passenger trains from subsection 56 to 60 

at speeds up to 110 mph. Construction of a curve 

sufficient to accommodate speeds up to 110 mph 

would impact nearby 4(f) property. The curve 

geometry required to avoid the 4(f) property would 

limit speeds to 60 mph or less. 

There is no connection at node Al to allow for the transfer 

of passenger trains from subsection 56 to 60 at speeds 

up to 110 mph. 

Construction of infrastructure necessary to maintain 

speeds up to 110 mph would require acquisition of 4(f) 

property with potential adverse social and economic 

impacts. 

In addition to 4(f) property there is also a daycare, 

regional gymnastic center, and dense area of residential 

homes. 

FC9 

Al: 56-60 

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Aerial Name 

Affected 

node(s) 

Affected 

subsections 

3-D Willow Creek Al 56-60 

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Aerial Name Affected node(s) Affected subsections 

3-E Gary, Ind. Ac 42-47 AND 41-43 

Failure Codes (FC) 

Node: Subsections 

Purpose and Need Physical Constraints Operational Constraints Environmental Constraints 

FC7 

Ac: 42-47 

Speeds of 110 mph cannot be reached through node Ac without 

causing significant environmental impacts. Therefore, the 

subroute containing subsections 42-47 and all associated route 

hybrids are infeasible as passenger trains traveling through this 

node will not meet the goal of reaching up to 110 mph speeds 

stated in the Program’s Purpose and Need. 

There is no connection at node Ac to allow for the transfer of 

passenger trains from subsection 42 to 47 at speeds up to 

110 mph. Construction of a curve sufficient to accommodate 

speeds up to 110 mph would impact nearby industrial and 

residential property. There is also a water body present in the 

area which could result in water quality impacts. The curve 

geometry required to avoid the impacts will require speed 

reductions making 110 mph unattainable. 

Routing trains from subsection 42 to 47 requires leaving an 

alignment with excess capacity and going to the highly used 

NICTD commuter line where there is limited right of way 

available for intercity passenger rail service and the potential 

for reduced speeds and reliability. 

Construction of a curve sufficient to accommodate speeds up 

to 110 mph would impact nearby industrial and residential 

property with potential adverse social and economic impacts. 

There is also a water body present in the area which could 

result in water quality impacts. 

FC8 

Ac: 42-47 

FC9 

Ac: 42-47

FC11 

Ac: 41-43 

Speeds of 110 mph cannot be reached through node Ac due to 

physical and operational constraints. Therefore, the subroute 

containing subsections 41-43 and all associated route hybrids are 

infeasible as passenger trains traveling through this node will not 

meet the goal of reaching up to 110 mph speeds stated in the 

Program’s Purpose and Need. 

There is no connection at node Ac to allow for the transfer of 

passenger trains from subsection 41 to 43 at speeds up to 

110 mph. Construction of a curve sufficient to accommodate 

speeds up to 110 mph will impact local transportation routes 

and potentially require the reconstruction of the bridge at W. 

4

th Ave. The required geometry to avoid these transportation 

impacts would reduce speeds to approximately 44 mph and 

not allow 110 mph operations. 

Routing trains from subsection 41 to 43 requires leaving an 

alignment with excess capacity and going to the intensively 

used NICTD commuter line with limited right of way available 

for intercity passenger rail service and the potential reduced 

speeds and reliability. 

Impacts to local transportation routes would be affected by 

severing W. 3rd Ave and potential reconstruction the bridge at 

W. 4th Ave would be required with potential adverse social 

and economic impacts. 

FC12 

Ac: 41-43 

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Aerial Name Affected 

node(s) 

Affected 

subsections 

3-E Gary, Ind. Ac 42-47 AND 41-43 

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APPENDIX 4: MAPS 

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APPENDIX 4: MAPS FOR LEVEL 1B COARSE SCREENING 

This section contains maps created for each of the hybrid routes recommended to 

pass and be carried forward into level 1B Fine screening.

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NODES

A - Chicago Union Station

G - St. Charles Air Line (Amtrak)

L - 23rd Street Crossing

N - 41st Street / Rail Link Connection (NS)

P - CP 518

S - Englewood Crossover

T - Grand Crossing

X - Rock Island Junction

Ab - Buffington Harbor

Am - Burns Harbor, Ind.

Am1 - Indiana Dunes (NS)

Ao - Michigan City, Ind. (Not Shown)

SOUTH OF THE LAKE PROJECT AREA - ROUTE 1

LEVEL 1B COARSE SCREENING (Coarse Screening Route I)

OG DE N

DUNE S

B UR NS

P OR T E R

WIL LOW

C R E E K

HAR B OR

P OR TAG E

G AR Y

HOB AR T

NE W

TOLLE S TON

C HIC AG O

S TAT IO N

LAK E

P OR T E R

DUNE

AC R E S

S ALT C R E E K

WIL LOW C R E E K

DEEP RIVER

C ALUME T L AGOON

P OR T O F

INDIANA

DE E P R IV E R

BU R NS D IT C H

94

90

90

94

65

(20)

C R 8 75

C R 2 0

(6)

C OUNT Y L NI E R D

C T Y R D 6 00

(130)

C T Y R D 7 00

E 2 9T H AV E

C OUNT Y R OAD 8 75

S WANS ON R D

C R 700

C R 6 25

CR 5 00

C R 4 50

McCOOL R D

C R 4 50

C R 4 00

WE S T P OR T

 DR

N L VI E R P OOL R D

E C LE VE LA ND

E 3 7T H AV E

N L AK E P AR K A V E

G R AND A V E

W 4 9T H AV E

W 1 0T H S T

E 1 0T H S T

OLD H OB AR T R D

S TONE AV E

UNIO N S T

W 3 7TH AVE (6)

(55)

B R OADWAY

E 4 9T H AV E

(20)

B R OADWAY

G R ANT S T

(12)

(20)

(51) LA KE S T

C OUNT Y L NI E R D

OAK AV E

OLD P OR T E R R D

P OR TAG E AV E

C E NT R AL AVE

S WANS ON R D

C R 5 00

(249)

BUR NS

HAR B OR

YAR D

(N S )

(249)

WE S T P OR T

 R D

(20)

C R 1 050

C R 1 275

C R 1 350

S AMUE LS ON 

R D

C R 1 225

C R 2 00

C R 2 00

CR 150

C R 1 00

C R 1 00

C R 1 50

S 2 3R D S T

WOODLAWN AV E

C R 

C R 1 00

C R 2 5

C R 1 350

WAV E R LY 

R D

(49)

S 1 1T H S T

(6)

NS C S X

IH B

C S X

EJ& E

E J & E

NS

NIC T D

EJE

C S X

(C S S & S B )

NS

CS X

C S X

C S X

NS

NS

C S X

NS

C SX

C S X

NICTD

(C S S S B )

NS

NICTD

(AMTRAK)

CSX

ion

Drainage

North Creek

Ditch

Wampum

Thorn

Lake

Creek

Hart

River

Little

Calumet

Ditch

Calumet Sag Channel

Fork

South

Flatfoot

Little Calumet River

Lake Cottage Grove

Lake

Harbor

Calumet

Calumet

Lake

Lake

Wolf

Horn

Powder

Grand Calumet 

Lake

R

Calumet River

Harbor

Calumet

East Lagoon

West

Lagoon

Lagoon

South

Burnham Park Harbor

South ranch B

AIRPORT

MEIGS

FIELD

Yacht Harbor

Calumet

Little

River

INDIANA HARBOR

Lake George

Harbor

Canal

Canal

Harlem Ave

Roberts Rd

State St

Michigan St.

Columbus

Indianapolis Blvd

Schrum Rd

Lansing Rd

Indiana Ave

od

167th St

53rd

ILLINOIS

INDIANA

183rd St

Ridge Rd

COOK COUNTY

LAKE COUNTY

Shefeld

St

119th St

Thornton Rd

CITY OF CHICAGO LIMIT

Tri State Tollway

79th St

State Rd

87th St

Cicero Ave

Central Ave

Southwest Hwy

139th St

135th St

123rd St

Wood St

Vermont

Broadway

Crawford Ave

Kedzie Ave

Columbus Ave

Vincennes Ave

115th St

Western Ave

Ashland Ave

Morgan St

Y

65th St

73rd St

C

Pul a ski Rd

Ashland AveAshland Ave

Marquette Rd

63rd St

59th St

Archer Ave

47th St

51st St

55th St

43rd St

Damen

Stevenson Expwy

C

Western Ave

35th

Damen

Blue Island Ave

Halsted St

Cermak

Adams

Roosevelt Rd

Cottage Grove Ave

South Chicago Ave

Chicago Skyway

State St

144th St

127th St

138th St

Sibley Blvd

159th St

154th St

Lincoln Av

Dolton Rd

130th St

Cottage Grove Ave

111th St

Halsted St

103rd St

State St

Dan Ryan Expwy

95th St

87th St

83rd St

Calumet Expwy

Stony Island Ave

Calumet Ave

State St

Burnham Ave

Brainard Ave

Road

Toll

106th St

Torrence Ave

Avenue O

100th

Mackinaw

Pershing

Dr Martin Luther King Jr. Dr

Vincennes Ave

79th St

76th St

71st St

State St

Indiana Ave

Michigan Ave

Root St

43rd

67th

63rd

Jeffery Blvd

Drexel

Woodlawn Ave

59th

Roosevelt Rd

Van Buren St

Canal St

Wallace St

Dan Ryan Expwy

18th

35th

Ohio

Lake Shore Drive

Yates Blvd

Av

Wicker Park Blvd

e

 St

Cline Ave

Joliet St

Main St

Blaine St

Kennedy

Ave

Ridge

Cline Ave

Ave

Lincoln Hwy

91st

Whitcomb

St

53rd St

Hendricks St

73rd Ave

Chase

Rd

St

Chase St

Drive

Indiana

Ave.

Kennedy

Chicago Ave

Mich.AveGuthrie St

90

290

55

41

41

94

1

57

12

20

90

90

41

94

41

7

43

83

294

50

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30

53

912

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20

12

90

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80

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41

41

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CHICAGO

EVERGREEN

PARK

HOMETOWN

BURBANK

CHICAGO

RIDGE

LAWN

OAK

WORTH

MERRIONETTE

PARK

ALSIP

ISLAND

BLUE

SOUTH

HOLLAND

CALUMET

RIVERDALE

POSEN

ROBBINS

HARVEY

DIXMOOR

PARK

PHOENIX

DOLT ON

AIRPORT

HAMMOND

CHICAGO

CALUMET

CITY

BURNHAM

HAMMOND

HAMMOND

EAST

CHICAGO

GARY

DYER

ORNTON

LYNWOOD

LANSING

MUNSTER

SCHERERVILLE

GRIFFITH

HIGHLAND

MERRILLVILLE

Chicago

CN

BLUE ISLAND

YD

CN/IC (ELSDON)

CN/IC (CHICAGO)

CSX

CSX

(CSX)-IHB

GIBSON YD. IHB

WHITING

(IHB)

OIL YD.

STANDARD

AM 

C)

THORNTON JCT

INDUSTRIAL

S HOLLAND

INTERMODAL

CN/IC

PARK

UP

CSX

OAK GLEN

CN/IC (ELSDON)

CSX

MAYNARD

35TH ST YD

37TH ST YD

ENGLEWOOD

47TH YD (NS)

55TH ST YD

GRESHHAM

LONGWOOD

WASHINGTON

BARR YD

BLUE ISLAND YD.

METRA

CANAL ST YD

METRA-BN

NS

PULLMAN

WEST

IHB

NS (SWS)

(LEASED TO METRA)

CHICAGO

RIDGE

WORTH

OAK LAWN

OAK YD

ISLAND

BLUE

(IAIS-CRC)

[ROCK]

MIDLOTHIAN

BLUE ISL

JCT YD

ALSIP SPUR

CSX

CSX-IHB

(IHB)

ROBBINS

IHB

CP

N. HARVEY

YD

HARVEY

CSX CN/IC (ELSDON)

BURR

OAK

ISLAND

BOCT

123RD

BURR

ST

PRAIRIE

ST

BLUE

ASHLAND

AVE

RACINE

AVE

CN/IC

CSX

EVERGREEN

ASHBURN

PARK

NS

[ROCK]

107TH ST

METRA

119TH ST

115TH ST

111TH ST

ROCK

METRA

103RD ST HTS

(BOCT/SP)

91ST ST

95TH ST

99TH ST

79TH ST JCT

BRAINERD

METRA

ROCK

BRC

CLEARING INDUSTRIAL DIST

BRC

BRC

LE MOYNE

DIST

(NS)

AVE YD (NS)

ROCKWELL ST YD

BOCT

LANDERS

WRGHTWOOD

(NS)

YD

CN/IC (ELSDON)

BRC

CORWITH 

(BNSF)

PARK YD

BRIGHTON

(AMTRAK)

YD

BNSF

CN/IC

NS

CSX

FOREST

HILL YD

NS

BRC

BELT JCT

BRC

RAILPORT

43RD ST YD

CSX

CSX

CSX

(CN/IC)

(CN/IC)

(PROP)

ST YD

(NS)

LOOMIS

NS

NS

BRIGHTON PARK

BNSF

(UP)

CSX

CSX

NS

(UP)

BNSF

BRIDGEPORT YD

ASHLAND

IMX YD

(UP)

WESTERN AVE

YD (BN)

BN

FOX ST

YD (NS)

 (UP)

UP

(CN/IC)

HALSTED

HALSTED

NS

HEGEWISCH YD.

S CHICAGO YD

S CHICAGO YD

TERM. YD

DEERING

(CRL)

CALUMET

IRONDALE

CALUMET

HARBOR

SOUTH

(BRC-CSS)

RIDGE

(IC-CRL-CSS)

(ELECTRIC)

UP

IHB

HARVEY

(IHB)

IVANHOE

147TH ST

YARD

CENTER

(UP)

UP

STATE ST

(BOCT)

RIVERDALE

NS

CSX NS

KYD

(METRA)

CSX

DOLTON

125TH

ST YD IHB

NS

NICTD

103RD ST

STEWART

UP

111TH ST

115TH ST

107TH ST

(BRC)

OAKDALE

CRL

87TH

ST YD

NS

METRA C

UP

BRC

 BRC

NS-CRL

NS

NS

KENSINGTON YD

ST YD

115TH

NS

CALUMET

(NS) YD

PULLMAN JCT

METRA

97TH ST

96TH ST

91ST ST

YD (NS) CN/IC

87TH ST

83RD

ST

NS

NS

CALUMET CITY

(CSS )

IHB

CALUMET PARK

CALUMET CITY YD.

IHB

(IHB)

NS

STATE LINE YD.

HEGEWISCH

NICTD

NS

NS

NS

CRL IHB

NS

IHB

(CSS)

HAMMOND

CSX-IHB

N.

BURNHAM

YDS.

(IHB-CSS-BRC)

IHB

EJE

(NS)

110TH ST

103RD ST

SO CHICAGO (BRC)

IRONDALE

(IHB-CR)

YD

YD

BRC

NS

RIVER LINE

YD

DOCK

87TH ST

91ST ST

83RD ST

(BRC) BRC

BRC

BRC

EJE

100TH ST YD

COLEHOUR YD

IHB

(EJE)

EJE

EJE NS

ROBERTSDALE

(NS)

S CHICAGO YD

EJE

(CSL)

MAWR

SHORE

SOUTH

BRYN

PARK MANOR

47TH ST

ENGLEWOOD YD

YD (NS)

METRA

[ROCK]

METRA

METRA

(NS)

METRA

NS

NS

47TH

ST YD

47TH ST

(NS)

(NS)

NS

RAIL

LINK

YD

(ROCK)

STONY ISLAND

75TH ST

67TH ST

METRA

(ELECTRIC)

(ELECTRIC DISTRICT)

79TH ST

63 ST

AVE

PARK

HYDE

57 ST

53 ST

59 ST

47 ST

METRA (ELECTRIC)

METRA (ROCK)

21ST ST

(SCAL)

METRA

NS

27 ST

YD

IC

23 ST

LASALLE ST

RANDOLPH ST

METRA

MV YD

(METRA)

AMTRAK

STA

AMTRAK

YD

(ROCK)

MPT

STA

UNION

YD (UP)

METRA

18 ST

STATE ST

YARD

(CN/IC-UP)

WINDSOR

PARK

79TH ST

IC

GARY

GIBSON

GIBSON

[MILLER BRANCH]

GRIFFITH

IVANHOE

HARTSDALE YD

(EJE)

EJE

NS

NS

HAYS

OSBORN YD

(NS-IHB)

CN/IC (ELSDON)

TRANSFER YD.

NS

(IHB)

EJE

CN/IC (SOUTH BEND)

VAN LOON YARD

SOUTH

VAN LOON YARD

NORTH

VAN LOON

CSX

NS

TOLLESTON

CLARKE JCT

INDIANA HARBOR YD

LAKE FRONT YD

LAKE FRONT YD

EAST CHICAGO YD.

GRASSELLI

(IHB)

INDIANA

HARBOR

E. CHICAGO

EAST CHICAGO

EAST CHICAGO

YD.

(BOCT) YD.

CP

CSX

IHB

BOCT

WHITING

YD.

(EJE)

WHITING

YDS.

STANDARD

OIL YD.

STANDARD

IHB

IHB

EJE

WHITING

YD.

(IHB)

IHB

NS

(NS)

EJE

(IHB)

(CSS)

IHB

MICHIGAN

AVE. YD. (IHB)

IHB

EJE WHITING LAKE FRONT YD.

(EJE)

CSX

EJE

CURTIS

EJE PINE JCT

NS

CSX

EJE

NS

CSX

YD

PINE YD

EJE

BUFFINGTON YD

(NS)

(EJE)

(IHB)

(EJE)

NICTD-(CSS)

NS

KIRK YD

(EJE)

STOCKTON YD

EJE (EJE)

CN /IC (CH ICA GO )

CN/IC (JOLIET)

CN/IC (CHICAGO)

CSX

59TH ST

CSX

LAKE MICHIGAN

X

N

P

S T

Ab

Am

Am1

45b

45a

35

27

23

18

29

A

G

L

1

15

12

Multiple alignment options exist between Englewood 

Crossover (Node S) and Buffington Harbor (Node Ab). 

The preferred alignment could include a combination 

of the following potential opportunities:

• NS between Englewood Crossover and Buffington

 Harbor

• ComEd Utility Corridor between Englewood Crossover

 and just east of Hick Drawbridge

• CSX between the Calumet River Bridge and Hick

 Drawbridge

35

27

29

NOTES

58

GRAND RAPIDS

DETROIT

TOLEDO

FT WAYNE - TOLEDO - CLEVELAND - INDIANAPOLIS

FT WAYNE 

MICHIGAN CITY MICHIGAN CITY

SOUTH BEND 

N

RAILROAD NETWORK

AMTRAK - Amtrak

BRC - Belt Railway Company of Chicago

BNSF - Burlington Northern-Santa Fe

CN/IC - Canadian National/Illinois Central

CR - Conrail

CP - Canadian Pacific (Soo Line)

CRL - Chicago Rail Link

CSL - Chicago Short Line

CSS - Chicago, Southshore & Southbend

CSX - CSX Transportationl

EJE - Elgin, Joliet & Eastern

IAIS - Iowa Interstate

IHB - Indiana Harbor Belt

METRA - Metra

MJ - Manufacturers Junction

NICTD - Northern Ind. Commuter Trans. Dist.

NS - Norfolk Southern

UP - Union Pacific

WC - Wisconsin Central

Approximate Scale: 1” = 2.25 miles

DRAFT

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NODES

A - Chicago Union Station

G - St. Charles Air Line (Amtrak)

L - 23rd Street Crossing

N - 41st Street / Rail Link Connection (NS)

P - CP 518

S - Englewood Crossover

T - Grand Crossing

X - Rock Island Junction

Ab - Buffington Harbor

Am - Burns Harbor, Ind.

Am1 - Indiana Dunes (NS)

An - Porter, Ind.

Ao - Michigan City, Ind. (Not Shown)

SOUTH OF THE LAKE PROJECT AREA - ROUTE 2

LEVEL 1B COARSE SCREENING (Coarse Screening Route II)

OG DE N

DUNE S

B UR NS

P OR T E R

WIL LOW

C R E E K

HAR B OR

P OR TAG E

G AR Y

HOB AR T

NE W

TOLLE S TON

C HIC AG O

S TAT IO N

LAK E

P OR T E R

DUNE

AC R E S

S ALT C R E E K

WIL LOW C R E E K

DEEP RIVER

C ALUME T L AGOON

P OR T O F

INDIANA

DE E P R IV E R

BU R NS D IT C H

94

90

90

94

65

(20)

C R 8 75

C R 2 0

(6)

C OUNT Y L NI E R D

C T Y R D 6 00

(130)

C T Y R D 7 00

E 2 9T H AV E

C OUNT Y R OAD 8 75

S WANS ON R D

C R 700

C R 6 25

CR 5 00

C R 4 50

McCOOL R D

C R 4 50

C R 4 00

WE S T P OR T

 DR

N L VI E R P OOL R D

E C LE VE LA ND

E 3 7T H AV E

N L AK E P AR K A V E

G R AND A V E

W 4 9T H AV E

W 1 0T H S T

E 1 0T H S T

OLD H OB AR T R D

S TONE AV E

UNIO N S T

W 3 7TH AVE (6)

(55)

B R OADWAY

E 4 9T H AV E

(20)

B R OADWAY

G R ANT S T

(12)

(20)

(51) LA KE S T

C OUNT Y L NI E R D

OAK AV E

OLD P OR T E R R D

P OR TAG E AV E

C E NT R AL AVE

S WANS ON R D

C R 5 00

(249)

BUR NS

HAR B OR

YAR D

(N S )

(249)

WE S T P OR T

 R D

(20)

C R 1 050

C R 1 275

C R 1 350

S AMUE LS ON 

R D

C R 1 225

C R 2 00

C R 2 00

CR 150

C R 1 00

C R 1 00

C R 1 50

S 2 3R D S T

WOODLAWN AV E

C R 

C R 1 00

C R 2 5

C R 1 350

WAV E R LY 

R D

(49)

S 1 1T H S T

(6)

NS C S X

IH B

C S X

EJ& E

E J & E

NS

NIC T D

EJE

C S X

(C S S & S B )

NS

CS X

C S X

C S X

NS

NS

C S X

NS

C SX

C S X

NICTD

(C S S S B )

NS

NICTD

(AMTRAK)

CSX

ion

Drainage

North Creek

Ditch

Wampum

Thorn

Lake

Creek

Hart

River

Little

Calumet

Ditch

Calumet Sag Channel

Fork

South

Flatfoot

Little Calumet River

Lake Cottage Grove

Lake

Harbor

Calumet

Calumet

Lake

Lake

Wolf

Horn

Powder

Grand Calumet 

Lake

R

Calumet River

Harbor

Calumet

East Lagoon

West

Lagoon

Lagoon

South

Burnham Park Harbor

South ranch B

AIRPORT

MEIGS

FIELD

Yacht Harbor

Calumet

Little

River

INDIANA HARBOR

Lake George

Harbor

Canal

Canal

Harlem Ave

Roberts Rd

State St

Michigan St.

Columbus

Indianapolis Blvd

Schrum Rd

Lansing Rd

Indiana Ave

od

167th St

53rd

ILLINOIS

INDIANA

183rd St

Ridge Rd

COOK COUNTY

LAKE COUNTY

Shefeld

St

119th St

Thornton Rd

CITY OF CHICAGO LIMIT

Tri State Tollway

79th St

State Rd

87th St

Cicero Ave

Central Ave

Southwest Hwy

139th St

135th St

123rd St

Wood St

Vermont

Broadway

Crawford Ave

Kedzie Ave

Columbus Ave

Vincennes Ave

115th St

Western Ave

Ashland Ave

Morgan St

Y

65th St

73rd St

C

Pul a ski Rd

Ashland AveAshland Ave

Marquette Rd

63rd St

59th St

Archer Ave

47th St

51st St

55th St

43rd St

Damen

Stevenson Expwy

C

Western Ave

35th

Damen

Blue Island Ave

Halsted St

Cermak

Adams

Roosevelt Rd

Cottage Grove Ave

South Chicago Ave

Chicago Skyway

State St

144th St

127th St

138th St

Sibley Blvd

159th St

154th St

Lincoln Av

Dolton Rd

130th St

Cottage Grove Ave

111th St

Halsted St

103rd St

State St

Dan Ryan Expwy

95th St

87th St

83rd St

Calumet Expwy

Stony Island Ave

Calumet Ave

State St

Burnham Ave

Brainard Ave

Road

Toll

106th St

Torrence Ave

Avenue O

100th

Mackinaw

Pershing

Dr Martin Luther King Jr. Dr

Vincennes Ave

79th St

76th St

71st St

State St

Indiana Ave

Michigan Ave

Root St

43rd

67th

63rd

Jeffery Blvd

Drexel

Woodlawn Ave

59th

Roosevelt Rd

Van Buren St

Canal St

Wallace St

Dan Ryan Expwy

18th

35th

Ohio

Lake Shore Drive

Yates Blvd

Av

Wicker Park Blvd

e

 St

Cline Ave

Joliet St

Main St

Blaine St

Kennedy

Ave

Ridge

Cline Ave

Ave

Lincoln Hwy

91st

Whitcomb

St

53rd St

Hendricks St

73rd Ave

Chase

Rd

St

Chase St

Drive

Indiana

Ave.

Kennedy

Chicago Ave

Mich.AveGuthrie St

90

290

55

41

41

94

1

57

12

20

90

90

41

94

41

7

43

83

294

50

41

30

53

912

94

80 6

20

12

90

12

20

12

83

294

94

6

6 94

80

83

41

41

41

152

CHICAGO

EVERGREEN

PARK

HOMETOWN

BURBANK

CHICAGO

RIDGE

LAWN

OAK

WORTH

MERRIONETTE

PARK

ALSIP

ISLAND

BLUE

SOUTH

HOLLAND

CALUMET

RIVERDALE

POSEN

ROBBINS

HARVEY

DIXMOOR

PARK

PHOENIX

DOLT ON

AIRPORT

HAMMOND

CHICAGO

CALUMET

CITY

BURNHAM

HAMMOND

HAMMOND

EAST

CHICAGO

GARY

DYER

ORNTON

LYNWOOD

LANSING

MUNSTER

SCHERERVILLE

GRIFFITH

HIGHLAND

MERRILLVILLE

Chicago

CN

BLUE ISLAND

YD

CN/IC (ELSDON)

CN/IC (CHICAGO)

CSX

CSX

(CSX)-IHB

GIBSON YD. IHB

WHITING

(IHB)

OIL YD.

STANDARD

AM 

C)

THORNTON JCT

INDUSTRIAL

S HOLLAND

INTERMODAL

CN/IC

PARK

UP

CSX

OAK GLEN

CN/IC (ELSDON)

CSX

MAYNARD

35TH ST YD

37TH ST YD

ENGLEWOOD

47TH YD (NS)

55TH ST YD

GRESHHAM

LONGWOOD

WASHINGTON

BARR YD

BLUE ISLAND YD.

METRA

CANAL ST YD

METRA-BN

NS

PULLMAN

WEST

IHB

NS (SWS)

(LEASED TO METRA)

CHICAGO

RIDGE

WORTH

OAK LAWN

OAK YD

ISLAND

BLUE

(IAIS-CRC)

[ROCK]

MIDLOTHIAN

BLUE ISL

JCT YD

ALSIP SPUR

CSX

CSX-IHB

(IHB)

ROBBINS

IHB

CP

N. HARVEY

YD

HARVEY

CSX CN/IC (ELSDON)

BURR

OAK

ISLAND

BOCT

123RD

BURR

ST

PRAIRIE

ST

BLUE

ASHLAND

AVE

RACINE

AVE

CN/IC

CSX

EVERGREEN

ASHBURN

PARK

NS

[ROCK]

107TH ST

METRA

119TH ST

115TH ST

111TH ST

ROCK

METRA

103RD ST HTS

(BOCT/SP)

91ST ST

95TH ST

99TH ST

79TH ST JCT

BRAINERD

METRA

ROCK

BRC

CLEARING INDUSTRIAL DIST

BRC

BRC

LE MOYNE

DIST

(NS)

AVE YD (NS)

ROCKWELL ST YD

BOCT

LANDERS

WRGHTWOOD

(NS)

YD

CN/IC (ELSDON)

BRC

CORWITH 

(BNSF)

PARK YD

BRIGHTON

(AMTRAK)

YD

BNSF

CN/IC

NS

CSX

FOREST

HILL YD

NS

BRC

BELT JCT

BRC

RAILPORT

43RD ST YD

CSX

CSX

CSX

(CN/IC)

(CN/IC)

(PROP)

ST YD

(NS)

LOOMIS

NS

NS

BRIGHTON PARK

BNSF

(UP)

CSX

CSX

NS

(UP)

BNSF

BRIDGEPORT YD

ASHLAND

IMX YD

(UP)

WESTERN AVE

YD (BN)

BN

FOX ST

YD (NS)

 (UP)

UP

(CN/IC)

HALSTED

HALSTED

NS

HEGEWISCH YD.

S CHICAGO YD

S CHICAGO YD

TERM. YD

DEERING

(CRL)

CALUMET

IRONDALE

CALUMET

HARBOR

SOUTH

(BRC-CSS)

RIDGE

(IC-CRL-CSS)

(ELECTRIC)

UP

IHB

HARVEY

(IHB)

IVANHOE

147TH ST

YARD

CENTER

(UP)

UP

STATE ST

(BOCT)

RIVERDALE

NS

CSX NS

KYD

(METRA)

CSX

DOLTON

125TH

ST YD IHB

NS

NICTD

103RD ST

STEWART

UP

111TH ST

115TH ST

107TH ST

(BRC)

OAKDALE

CRL

87TH

ST YD

NS

METRA C

UP

BRC

 BRC

NS-CRL

NS

NS

KENSINGTON YD

ST YD

115TH

NS

CALUMET

(NS) YD

PULLMAN JCT

METRA

97TH ST

96TH ST

91ST ST

YD (NS) CN/IC

87TH ST

83RD

ST

NS

NS

CALUMET CITY

(CSS )

IHB

CALUMET PARK

CALUMET CITY YD.

IHB

(IHB)

NS

STATE LINE YD.

HEGEWISCH

NICTD

NS

NS

NS

CRL IHB

NS

IHB

(CSS)

HAMMOND

CSX-IHB

N.

BURNHAM

YDS.

(IHB-CSS-BRC)

IHB

EJE

(NS)

110TH ST

103RD ST

SO CHICAGO (BRC)

IRONDALE

(IHB-CR)

YD

YD

BRC

NS

RIVER LINE

YD

DOCK

87TH ST

91ST ST

83RD ST

(BRC) BRC

BRC

BRC

EJE

100TH ST YD

COLEHOUR YD

IHB

(EJE)

EJE

EJE NS

ROBERTSDALE

(NS)

S CHICAGO YD

EJE

(CSL)

MAWR

SHORE

SOUTH

BRYN

PARK MANOR

47TH ST

ENGLEWOOD YD

YD (NS)

METRA

[ROCK]

METRA

METRA

(NS)

METRA

NS

NS

47TH

ST YD

47TH ST

(NS)

(NS)

NS

RAIL

LINK

YD

(ROCK)

STONY ISLAND

75TH ST

67TH ST

METRA

(ELECTRIC)

(ELECTRIC DISTRICT)

79TH ST

63 ST

AVE

PARK

HYDE

57 ST

53 ST

59 ST

47 ST

METRA (ELECTRIC)

METRA (ROCK)

21ST ST

(SCAL)

METRA

NS

27 ST

YD

IC

23 ST

LASALLE ST

RANDOLPH ST

METRA

MV YD

(METRA)

AMTRAK

STA

AMTRAK

YD

(ROCK)

MPT

STA

UNION

YD (UP)

METRA

18 ST

STATE ST

YARD

(CN/IC-UP)

WINDSOR

PARK

79TH ST

IC

GARY

GIBSON

GIBSON

[MILLER BRANCH]

GRIFFITH

IVANHOE

HARTSDALE YD

(EJE)

EJE

NS

NS

HAYS

OSBORN YD

(NS-IHB)

CN/IC (ELSDON)

TRANSFER YD.

NS

(IHB)

EJE

CN/IC (SOUTH BEND)

VAN LOON YARD

SOUTH

VAN LOON YARD

NORTH

VAN LOON

CSX

NS

TOLLESTON

CLARKE JCT

INDIANA HARBOR YD

LAKE FRONT YD

LAKE FRONT YD

EAST CHICAGO YD.

GRASSELLI

(IHB)

INDIANA

HARBOR

E. CHICAGO

EAST CHICAGO

EAST CHICAGO

YD.

(BOCT) YD.

CP

CSX

IHB

BOCT

WHITING

YD.

(EJE)

WHITING

YDS.

STANDARD

OIL YD.

STANDARD

IHB

IHB

EJE

WHITING

YD.

(IHB)

IHB

NS

(NS)

EJE

(IHB)

(CSS)

IHB

MICHIGAN

AVE. YD. (IHB)

IHB

EJE WHITING LAKE FRONT YD.

(EJE)

CSX

EJE

CURTIS

EJE PINE JCT

NS

CSX

EJE

NS

CSX

YD

PINE YD

EJE

BUFFINGTON YD

(NS)

(EJE)

(IHB)

(EJE)

NICTD-(CSS)

NS

KIRK YD

(EJE)

STOCKTON YD

EJE (EJE)

CN /IC (CH ICA GO )

CN/IC (JOLIET)

CN/IC (CHICAGO)

CSX

59TH ST

CSX

LAKE MICHIGAN

X

N

P

S T

Ab

Am

Am1

An

45b

45a

59

35

27

23

18

29

65

A

G

L

1

15

12

Multiple alignment options exist between Englewood 

Crossover (Node S) and Buffington Harbor (Node Ab). 

The preferred alignment could include a combination 

of the following potential opportunities:

• NS between Englewood Crossover and Buffington

 Harbor

• ComEd Utility Corridor between Englewood Crossover

 and just east of Hick Drawbridge

• CSX between the Calumet River Bridge and Hick

 Drawbridge

35

27

29

NOTES

GRAND RAPIDS

DETROIT

TOLEDO

FT WAYNE - TOLEDO - CLEVELAND - INDIANAPOLIS

FT WAYNE 

MICHIGAN CITY MICHIGAN CITY

SOUTH BEND 

N

RAILROAD NETWORK

AMTRAK - Amtrak

BRC - Belt Railway Company of Chicago

BNSF - Burlington Northern-Santa Fe

CN/IC - Canadian National/Illinois Central

CR - Conrail

CP - Canadian Pacific (Soo Line)

CRL - Chicago Rail Link

CSL - Chicago Short Line

CSS - Chicago, Southshore & Southbend

CSX - CSX Transportationl

EJE - Elgin, Joliet & Eastern

IAIS - Iowa Interstate

IHB - Indiana Harbor Belt

METRA - Metra

MJ - Manufacturers Junction

NICTD - Northern Ind. Commuter Trans. Dist.

NS - Norfolk Southern

UP - Union Pacific

WC - Wisconsin Central

Approximate Scale: 1” = 2.25 miles

DRAFT

NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION

APRIL 23, 2013

A-87

Chicago-Detroit/Pontiac Passenger Rail Corridor Program Tier 1 EIS
SOUTH OF THE LAKE PROJECT AREA - ROUTE 3

LEVEL 1B COARSE SCREENING (Coarse Screening Route III)

NODES

A - Chicago Union Station

G - St. Charles Air Line (Amtrak)

L - 23rd Street Crossing

N - 41st Street / Rail Link Connection (NS)

P - CP 518

S - Englewood Crossover

T - Grand Crossing

X - Rock Island Junction

Ab - Buffington Harbor

Aj - Miller, Ind.

Am - Burns Harbor, Ind.

Am2 - Indiana Dunes (NICTD)

Ao - Michigan City, Ind. (Not Shown)

OG DE N

DUNE S

B UR NS

P OR T E R

WIL LOW

C R E E K

HAR B OR

P OR TAG E

G AR Y

HOB AR T

NE W

TOLLE S TON

C HIC AG O

S TAT IO N

LAK E

P OR T E R

DUNE

AC R E S

S ALT C R E E K

WIL LOW C R E E K

DEEP RIVER

C ALUME T L AGOON

P OR T O F

INDIANA

DE E P R IV E R

BU R NS D IT C H

94

90

90

94

65

(20)

C R 8 75

C R 2 0

(6)

C OUNT Y L NI E R D

C T Y R D 6 00

(130)

C T Y R D 7 00

E 2 9T H AV E

C OUNT Y R OAD 8 75

S WANS ON R D

C R 700

C R 6 25

CR 5 00

C R 4 50

McCOOL R D

C R 4 50

C R 4 00

WE S T P OR T

 DR

N L VI E R P OOL R D

E C LE VE LA ND

E 3 7T H AV E

N L AK E P AR K A V E

G R AND A V E

W 4 9T H AV E

W 1 0T H S T

E 1 0T H S T

OLD H OB AR T R D

S TONE AV E

UNIO N S T

W 3 7TH AVE (6)

(55)

B R OADWAY

E 4 9T H AV E

(20)

B R OADWAY

G R ANT S T

(12)

(20)

(51) LA KE S T

C OUNT Y L NI E R D

OAK AV E

OLD P OR T E R R D

P OR TAG E AV E

C E NT R AL AVE

S WANS ON R D

C R 5 00

(249)

BUR NS

HAR B OR

YAR D

(N S )

(249)

WE S T P OR T

 R D

(20)

C R 1 050

C R 1 275

C R 1 350

S AMUE LS ON 

R D

C R 1 225

C R 2 00

C R 2 00

CR 150

C R 1 00

C R 1 00

C R 1 50

S 2 3R D S T

WOODLAWN AV E

C R 

C R 1 00

C R 2 5

C R 1 350

WAV E R LY 

R D

(49)

S 1 1T H S T

(6)

NS C S X

IH B

C S X

EJ& E

E J & E

NS

NIC T D

EJE

C S X

(C S S & S B )

NS

CS X

C S X

C S X

NS

NS

C S X

NS

C SX

C S X

NICTD

(C S S S B )

NS

NICTD

(AMTRAK)

CSX

ion

Drainage

North Creek

Ditch

Wampum

Thorn

Lake

Creek

Hart

River

Little

Calumet

Ditch

Calumet Sag Channel

Fork

South

Flatfoot

Little Calumet River

Lake Cottage Grove

Lake

Harbor

Calumet

Calumet

Lake

Lake

Wolf

Horn

Powder

Grand Calumet 

Lake

R

Calumet River

Harbor

Calumet

East Lagoon

West

Lagoon

Lagoon

South

Burnham Park Harbor

South ranch B

AIRPORT

MEIGS

FIELD

Yacht Harbor

Calumet

Little

River

INDIANA HARBOR

Lake George

Harbor

Canal

Canal

Harlem Ave

Roberts Rd

State St

Michigan St.

Columbus

Indianapolis Blvd

Schrum Rd

Lansing Rd

Indiana Ave

od

167th St

53rd

ILLINOIS

INDIANA

183rd St

Ridge Rd

COOK COUNTY

LAKE COUNTY

Shefeld

St

119th St

Thornton Rd

CITY OF CHICAGO LIMIT

Tri State Tollway

79th St

State Rd

87th St

Cicero Ave

Central Ave

Southwest Hwy

139th St

135th St

123rd St

Wood St

Vermont

Broadway

Crawford Ave

Kedzie Ave

Columbus Ave

Vincennes Ave

115th St

Western Ave

Ashland Ave

Morgan St

Y

65th St

73rd St

C

Pul a ski Rd

Ashland AveAshland Ave

Marquette Rd

63rd St

59th St

Archer Ave

47th St

51st St

55th St

43rd St

Damen

Stevenson Expwy

C

Western Ave

35th

Damen

Blue Island Ave

Halsted St

Cermak

Adams

Roosevelt Rd

Cottage Grove Ave

South Chicago Ave

Chicago Skyway

State St

144th St

127th St

138th St

Sibley Blvd

159th St

154th St

Lincoln Av

Dolton Rd

130th St

Cottage Grove Ave

111th St

Halsted St

103rd St

State St

Dan Ryan Expwy

95th St

87th St

83rd St

Calumet Expwy

Stony Island Ave

Calumet Ave

State St

Burnham Ave

Brainard Ave

Road

Toll

106th St

Torrence Ave

Avenue O

100th

Mackinaw

Pershing

Dr Martin Luther King Jr. Dr

Vincennes Ave

79th St

76th St

71st St

State St

Indiana Ave

Michigan Ave

Root St

43rd

67th

63rd

Jeffery Blvd

Drexel

Woodlawn Ave

59th

Roosevelt Rd

Van Buren St

Canal St

Wallace St

Dan Ryan Expwy

18th

35th

Ohio

Lake Shore Drive

Yates Blvd

Av

Wicker Park Blvd

e

 St

Cline Ave

Joliet St

Main St

Blaine St

Kennedy

Ave

Ridge

Cline Ave

Ave

Lincoln Hwy

91st

Whitcomb

St

53rd St

Hendricks St

73rd Ave

Chase

Rd

St

Chase St

Drive

Indiana

Ave.

Kennedy

Chicago Ave

Mich.AveGuthrie St

90

290

55

41

41

94

1

57

12

20

90

90

41

94

41

7

43

83

294

50

41

30

53

912

94

80 6

20

12

90

12

20

12

83

294

94

6

6 94

80

83

41

41

41

152

CHICAGO

EVERGREEN

PARK

HOMETOWN

BURBANK

CHICAGO

RIDGE

LAWN

OAK

WORTH

MERRIONETTE

PARK

ALSIP

ISLAND

BLUE

SOUTH

HOLLAND

CALUMET

RIVERDALE

POSEN

ROBBINS

HARVEY

DIXMOOR

PARK

PHOENIX

DOLT ON

AIRPORT

HAMMOND

CHICAGO

CALUMET

CITY

BURNHAM

HAMMOND

HAMMOND

EAST

CHICAGO

GARY

DYER

ORNTON

LYNWOOD

LANSING

MUNSTER

SCHERERVILLE

GRIFFITH

HIGHLAND

MERRILLVILLE

Chicago

CN

BLUE ISLAND

YD

CN/IC (ELSDON)

CN/IC (CHICAGO)

CSX

CSX

(CSX)-IHB

GIBSON YD. IHB

WHITING

(IHB)

OIL YD.

STANDARD

AM 

C)

THORNTON JCT

INDUSTRIAL

S HOLLAND

INTERMODAL

CN/IC

PARK

UP

CSX

OAK GLEN

CN/IC (ELSDON)

CSX

MAYNARD

35TH ST YD

37TH ST YD

ENGLEWOOD

47TH YD (NS)

55TH ST YD

GRESHHAM

LONGWOOD

WASHINGTON

BARR YD

BLUE ISLAND YD.

METRA

CANAL ST YD

METRA-BN

NS

PULLMAN

WEST

IHB

NS (SWS)

(LEASED TO METRA)

CHICAGO

RIDGE

WORTH

OAK LAWN

OAK YD

ISLAND

BLUE

(IAIS-CRC)

[ROCK]

MIDLOTHIAN

BLUE ISL

JCT YD

ALSIP SPUR

CSX

CSX-IHB

(IHB)

ROBBINS

IHB

CP

N. HARVEY

YD

HARVEY

CSX CN/IC (ELSDON)

BURR

OAK

ISLAND

BOCT

123RD

BURR

ST

PRAIRIE

ST

BLUE

ASHLAND

AVE

RACINE

AVE

CN/IC

CSX

EVERGREEN

ASHBURN

PARK

NS

[ROCK]

107TH ST

METRA

119TH ST

115TH ST

111TH ST

ROCK

METRA

103RD ST HTS

(BOCT/SP)

91ST ST

95TH ST

99TH ST

79TH ST JCT

BRAINERD

METRA

ROCK

BRC

CLEARING INDUSTRIAL DIST

BRC

BRC

LE MOYNE

DIST

(NS)

AVE YD (NS)

ROCKWELL ST YD

BOCT

LANDERS

WRGHTWOOD

(NS)

YD

CN/IC (ELSDON)

BRC

CORWITH 

(BNSF)

PARK YD

BRIGHTON

(AMTRAK)

YD

BNSF

CN/IC

NS

CSX

FOREST

HILL YD

NS

BRC

BELT JCT

BRC

RAILPORT

43RD ST YD

CSX

CSX

CSX

(CN/IC)

(CN/IC)

(PROP)

ST YD

(NS)

LOOMIS

NS

NS

BRIGHTON PARK

BNSF

(UP)

CSX

CSX

NS

(UP)

BNSF

BRIDGEPORT YD

ASHLAND

IMX YD

(UP)

WESTERN AVE

YD (BN)

BN

FOX ST

YD (NS)

 (UP)

UP

(CN/IC)

HALSTED

HALSTED

NS

HEGEWISCH YD.

S CHICAGO YD

S CHICAGO YD

TERM. YD

DEERING

(CRL)

CALUMET

IRONDALE

CALUMET

HARBOR

SOUTH

(BRC-CSS)

RIDGE

(IC-CRL-CSS)

(ELECTRIC)

UP

IHB

HARVEY

(IHB)

IVANHOE

147TH ST

YARD

CENTER

(UP)

UP

STATE ST

(BOCT)

RIVERDALE

NS

CSX NS

KYD

(METRA)

CSX

DOLTON

125TH

ST YD IHB

NS

NICTD

103RD ST

STEWART

UP

111TH ST

115TH ST

107TH ST

(BRC)

OAKDALE

CRL

87TH

ST YD

NS

METRA C

UP

BRC

 BRC

NS-CRL

NS

NS

KENSINGTON YD

ST YD

115TH

NS

CALUMET

(NS) YD

PULLMAN JCT

METRA

97TH ST

96TH ST

91ST ST

YD (NS) CN/IC

87TH ST

83RD

ST

NS

NS

CALUMET CITY

(CSS )

IHB

CALUMET PARK

CALUMET CITY YD.

IHB

(IHB)

NS

STATE LINE YD.

HEGEWISCH

NICTD

NS

NS

NS

CRL IHB

NS

IHB

(CSS)

HAMMOND

CSX-IHB

N.

BURNHAM

YDS.

(IHB-CSS-BRC)

IHB

EJE

(NS)

110TH ST

103RD ST

SO CHICAGO (BRC)

IRONDALE

(IHB-CR)

YD

YD

BRC

NS

RIVER LINE

YD

DOCK

87TH ST

91ST ST

83RD ST

(BRC) BRC

BRC

BRC

EJE

100TH ST YD

COLEHOUR YD

IHB

(EJE)

EJE

EJE NS

ROBERTSDALE

(NS)

S CHICAGO YD

EJE

(CSL)

MAWR

SHORE

SOUTH

BRYN

PARK MANOR

47TH ST

ENGLEWOOD YD

YD (NS)

METRA

[ROCK]

METRA

METRA

(NS)

METRA

NS

NS

47TH

ST YD

47TH ST

(NS)

(NS)

NS

RAIL

LINK

YD

(ROCK)

STONY ISLAND

75TH ST

67TH ST

METRA

(ELECTRIC)

(ELECTRIC DISTRICT)

79TH ST

63 ST

AVE

PARK

HYDE

57 ST

53 ST

59 ST

47 ST

METRA (ELECTRIC)

METRA (ROCK)

21ST ST

(SCAL)

METRA

NS

27 ST

YD

IC

23 ST

LASALLE ST

RANDOLPH ST

METRA

MV YD

(METRA)

AMTRAK

STA

AMTRAK

YD

(ROCK)

MPT

STA

UNION

YD (UP)

METRA

18 ST

STATE ST

YARD

(CN/IC-UP)

WINDSOR

PARK

79TH ST

IC

GARY

GIBSON

GIBSON

[MILLER BRANCH]

GRIFFITH

IVANHOE

HARTSDALE YD

(EJE)

EJE

NS

NS

HAYS

OSBORN YD

(NS-IHB)

CN/IC (ELSDON)

TRANSFER YD.

NS

(IHB)

EJE

CN/IC (SOUTH BEND)

VAN LOON YARD

SOUTH

VAN LOON YARD

NORTH

VAN LOON

CSX

NS

TOLLESTON

CLARKE JCT

INDIANA HARBOR YD

LAKE FRONT YD

LAKE FRONT YD

EAST CHICAGO YD.

GRASSELLI

(IHB)

INDIANA

HARBOR

E. CHICAGO

EAST CHICAGO

EAST CHICAGO

YD.

(BOCT) YD.

CP

CSX

IHB

BOCT

WHITING

YD.

(EJE)

WHITING

YDS.

STANDARD

OIL YD.

STANDARD

IHB

IHB

EJE

WHITING

YD.

(IHB)

IHB

NS

(NS)

EJE

(IHB)

(CSS)

IHB

MICHIGAN

AVE. YD. (IHB)

IHB

EJE WHITING LAKE FRONT YD.

(EJE)

CSX

EJE

CURTIS

EJE PINE JCT

NS

CSX

EJE

NS

CSX

YD

PINE YD

EJE

BUFFINGTON YD

(NS)

(EJE)

(IHB)

(EJE)

NICTD-(CSS)

NS

KIRK YD

(EJE)

STOCKTON YD

EJE (EJE)

CN /IC (CH ICA GO )

CN/IC (JOLIET)

CN/IC (CHICAGO)

CSX

59TH ST

CSX

LAKE MICHIGAN Aj

Am

Am2

58

55a

55b

X

N

P

S T

Ab

46

35

27

23

18

29

A

G

L

1

15

12

Multiple alignment options exist between Englewood 

Crossover (Node S) and Buffington Harbor (Node Ab). 

The preferred alignment could include a combination 

of the following potential opportunities:

• NS between Englewood Crossover and Buffington

 Harbor

• ComEd Utility Corridor between Englewood Crossover

 and just east of Hick Drawbridge

• CSX between the Calumet River Bridge and Hick

 Drawbridge

35

27

29

NOTES

GRAND RAPIDS

DETROIT

TOLEDO

FT WAYNE - TOLEDO - CLEVELAND - INDIANAPOLIS

FT WAYNE 

MICHIGAN CITY MICHIGAN CITY

SOUTH BEND 

N

RAILROAD NETWORK

AMTRAK - Amtrak

BRC - Belt Railway Company of Chicago

BNSF - Burlington Northern-Santa Fe

CN/IC - Canadian National/Illinois Central

CR - Conrail

CP - Canadian Pacific (Soo Line)

CRL - Chicago Rail Link

CSL - Chicago Short Line

CSS - Chicago, Southshore & Southbend

CSX - CSX Transportationl

EJE - Elgin, Joliet & Eastern

IAIS - Iowa Interstate

IHB - Indiana Harbor Belt

METRA - Metra

MJ - Manufacturers Junction

NICTD - Northern Ind. Commuter Trans. Dist.

NS - Norfolk Southern

UP - Union Pacific

WC - Wisconsin Central

Approximate Scale: 1” = 2.25 miles

DRAFT

NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION

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A-88

Chicago-Detroit/Pontiac Passenger Rail Corridor Program Tier 1 EIS
SOUTH OF THE LAKE PROJECT AREA - ROUTE 4

LEVEL 1B COARSE SCREENING (Coarse Screening Route IV)

NODES

A - Chicago Union Station

G - St. Charles Air Line (Amtrak)

L - 23rd Street Crossing

N - 41st Street / Rail Link Connection (NS)

P - CP 518

S - Englewood Crossover

T - Grand Crossing

X - Rock Island Junction

Ab - Buffington Harbor

Aj - Miller, Ind.

Am - Burns Harbor, Ind.

Am2 - Indiana Dunes (NICTD)

An - Porter, Ind.

Ao - Michigan City, Ind. (Not Shown)

OG DE N

DUNE S

B UR NS

P OR T E R

WIL LOW

C R E E K

HAR B OR

P OR TAG E

G AR Y

HOB AR T

NE W

TOLLE S TON

C HIC AG O

S TAT IO N

LAK E

P OR T E R

DUNE

AC R E S

S ALT C R E E K

WIL LOW C R E E K

DEEP RIVER

C ALUME T L AGOON

P OR T O F

INDIANA

DE E P R IV E R

BU R NS D IT C H

94

90

90

94

65

(20)

C R 8 75

C R 2 0

(6)

C OUNT Y L NI E R D

C T Y R D 6 00

(130)

C T Y R D 7 00

E 2 9T H AV E

C OUNT Y R OAD 8 75

S WANS ON R D

C R 700

C R 6 25

CR 5 00

C R 4 50

McCOOL R D

C R 4 50

C R 4 00

WE S T P OR T

 DR

N L VI E R P OOL R D

E C LE VE LA ND

E 3 7T H AV E

N L AK E P AR K A V E

G R AND A V E

W 4 9T H AV E

W 1 0T H S T

E 1 0T H S T

OLD H OB AR T R D

S TONE AV E

UNIO N S T

W 3 7TH AVE (6)

(55)

B R OADWAY

E 4 9T H AV E

(20)

B R OADWAY

G R ANT S T

(12)

(20)

(51) LA KE S T

C OUNT Y L NI E R D

OAK AV E

OLD P OR T E R R D

P OR TAG E AV E

C E NT R AL AVE

S WANS ON R D

C R 5 00

(249)

BUR NS

HAR B OR

YAR D

(N S )

(249)

WE S T P OR T

 R D

(20)

C R 1 050

C R 1 275

C R 1 350

S AMUE LS ON 

R D

C R 1 225

C R 2 00

C R 2 00

CR 150

C R 1 00

C R 1 00

C R 1 50

S 2 3R D S T

WOODLAWN AV E

C R 

C R 1 00

C R 2 5

C R 1 350

WAV E R LY 

R D

(49)

S 1 1T H S T

(6)

NS C S X

IH B

C S X

EJ& E

E J & E

NS

NIC T D

EJE

C S X

(C S S & S B )

NS

CS X

C S X

C S X

NS

NS

C S X

NS

C SX

C S X

NICTD

(C S S S B )

NS

NICTD

(AMTRAK)

CSX

ion

Drainage

North Creek

Ditch

Wampum

Thorn

Lake

Creek

Hart

River

Little

Calumet

Ditch

Calumet Sag Channel

Fork

South

Flatfoot

Little Calumet River

Lake Cottage Grove

Lake

Harbor

Calumet

Calumet

Lake

Lake

Wolf

Horn

Powder

Grand Calumet 

Lake

R

Calumet River

Harbor

Calumet

East Lagoon

West

Lagoon

Lagoon

South

Burnham Park Harbor

South ranch B

AIRPORT

MEIGS

FIELD

Yacht Harbor

Calumet

Little

River

INDIANA HARBOR

Lake George

Harbor

Canal

Canal

Harlem Ave

Roberts Rd

State St

Michigan St.

Columbus

Indianapolis Blvd

Schrum Rd

Lansing Rd

Indiana Ave

od

167th St

53rd

ILLINOIS

INDIANA

183rd St

Ridge Rd

COOK COUNTY

LAKE COUNTY

Shefeld

St

119th St

Thornton Rd

CITY OF CHICAGO LIMIT

Tri State Tollway

79th St

State Rd

87th St

Cicero Ave

Central Ave

Southwest Hwy

139th St

135th St

123rd St

Wood St

Vermont

Broadway

Crawford Ave

Kedzie Ave

Columbus Ave

Vincennes Ave

115th St

Western Ave

Ashland Ave

Morgan St

Y

65th St

73rd St

C

Pul a ski Rd

Ashland AveAshland Ave

Marquette Rd

63rd St

59th St

Archer Ave

47th St

51st St

55th St

43rd St

Damen

Stevenson Expwy

C

Western Ave

35th

Damen

Blue Island Ave

Halsted St

Cermak

Adams

Roosevelt Rd

Cottage Grove Ave

South Chicago Ave

Chicago Skyway

State St

144th St

127th St

138th St

Sibley Blvd

159th St

154th St

Lincoln Av

Dolton Rd

130th St

Cottage Grove Ave

111th St

Halsted St

103rd St

State St

Dan Ryan Expwy

95th St

87th St

83rd St

Calumet Expwy

Stony Island Ave

Calumet Ave

State St

Burnham Ave

Brainard Ave

Road

Toll

106th St

Torrence Ave

Avenue O

100th

Mackinaw

Pershing

Dr Martin Luther King Jr. Dr

Vincennes Ave

79th St

76th St

71st St

State St

Indiana Ave

Michigan Ave

Root St

43rd

67th

63rd

Jeffery Blvd

Drexel

Woodlawn Ave

59th

Roosevelt Rd

Van Buren St

Canal St

Wallace St

Dan Ryan Expwy

18th

35th

Ohio

Lake Shore Drive

Yates Blvd

Av

Wicker Park Blvd

e

 St

Cline Ave

Joliet St

Main St

Blaine St

Kennedy

Ave

Ridge

Cline Ave

Ave

Lincoln Hwy

91st

Whitcomb

St

53rd St

Hendricks St

73rd Ave

Chase

Rd

St

Chase St

Drive

Indiana

Ave.

Kennedy

Chicago Ave

Mich.AveGuthrie St

90

290

55

41

41

94

1

57

12

20

90

90

41

94

41

7

43

83

294

50

41

30

53

912

94

80 6

20

12

90

12

20

12

83

294

94

6

6 94

80

83

41

41

41

152

CHICAGO

EVERGREEN

PARK

HOMETOWN

BURBANK

CHICAGO

RIDGE

LAWN

OAK

WORTH

MERRIONETTE

PARK

ALSIP

ISLAND

BLUE

SOUTH

HOLLAND

CALUMET

RIVERDALE

POSEN

ROBBINS

HARVEY

DIXMOOR

PARK

PHOENIX

DOLT ON

AIRPORT

HAMMOND

CHICAGO

CALUMET

CITY

BURNHAM

HAMMOND

HAMMOND

EAST

CHICAGO

GARY

DYER

ORNTON

LYNWOOD

LANSING

MUNSTER

SCHERERVILLE

GRIFFITH

HIGHLAND

MERRILLVILLE

Chicago

CN

BLUE ISLAND

YD

CN/IC (ELSDON)

CN/IC (CHICAGO)

CSX

CSX

(CSX)-IHB

GIBSON YD. IHB

WHITING

(IHB)

OIL YD.

STANDARD

AM 

C)

THORNTON JCT

INDUSTRIAL

S HOLLAND

INTERMODAL

CN/IC

PARK

UP

CSX

OAK GLEN

CN/IC (ELSDON)

CSX

MAYNARD

35TH ST YD

37TH ST YD

ENGLEWOOD

47TH YD (NS)

55TH ST YD

GRESHHAM

LONGWOOD

WASHINGTON

BARR YD

BLUE ISLAND YD.

METRA

CANAL ST YD

METRA-BN

NS

PULLMAN

WEST

IHB

NS (SWS)

(LEASED TO METRA)

CHICAGO

RIDGE

WORTH

OAK LAWN

OAK YD

ISLAND

BLUE

(IAIS-CRC)

[ROCK]

MIDLOTHIAN

BLUE ISL

JCT YD

ALSIP SPUR

CSX

CSX-IHB

(IHB)

ROBBINS

IHB

CP

N. HARVEY

YD

HARVEY

CSX CN/IC (ELSDON)

BURR

OAK

ISLAND

BOCT

123RD

BURR

ST

PRAIRIE

ST

BLUE

ASHLAND

AVE

RACINE

AVE

CN/IC

CSX

EVERGREEN

ASHBURN

PARK

NS

[ROCK]

107TH ST

METRA

119TH ST

115TH ST

111TH ST

ROCK

METRA

103RD ST HTS

(BOCT/SP)

91ST ST

95TH ST

99TH ST

79TH ST JCT

BRAINERD

METRA

ROCK

BRC

CLEARING INDUSTRIAL DIST

BRC

BRC

LE MOYNE

DIST

(NS)

AVE YD (NS)

ROCKWELL ST YD

BOCT

LANDERS

WRGHTWOOD

(NS)

YD

CN/IC (ELSDON)

BRC

CORWITH 

(BNSF)

PARK YD

BRIGHTON

(AMTRAK)

YD

BNSF

CN/IC

NS

CSX

FOREST

HILL YD

NS

BRC

BELT JCT

BRC

RAILPORT

43RD ST YD

CSX

CSX

CSX

(CN/IC)

(CN/IC)

(PROP)

ST YD

(NS)

LOOMIS

NS

NS

BRIGHTON PARK

BNSF

(UP)

CSX

CSX

NS

(UP)

BNSF

BRIDGEPORT YD

ASHLAND

IMX YD

(UP)

WESTERN AVE

YD (BN)

BN

FOX ST

YD (NS)

 (UP)

UP

(CN/IC)

HALSTED

HALSTED

NS

HEGEWISCH YD.

S CHICAGO YD

S CHICAGO YD

TERM. YD

DEERING

(CRL)

CALUMET

IRONDALE

CALUMET

HARBOR

SOUTH

(BRC-CSS)

RIDGE

(IC-CRL-CSS)

(ELECTRIC)

UP

IHB

HARVEY

(IHB)

IVANHOE

147TH ST

YARD

CENTER

(UP)

UP

STATE ST

(BOCT)

RIVERDALE

NS

CSX NS

KYD

(METRA)

CSX

DOLTON

125TH

ST YD IHB

NS

NICTD

103RD ST

STEWART

UP

111TH ST

115TH ST

107TH ST

(BRC)

OAKDALE

CRL

87TH

ST YD

NS

METRA C

UP

BRC

 BRC

NS-CRL

NS

NS

KENSINGTON YD

ST YD

115TH

NS

CALUMET

(NS) YD

PULLMAN JCT

METRA

97TH ST

96TH ST

91ST ST

YD (NS) CN/IC

87TH ST

83RD

ST

NS

NS

CALUMET CITY

(CSS )

IHB

CALUMET PARK

CALUMET CITY YD.

IHB

(IHB)

NS

STATE LINE YD.

HEGEWISCH

NICTD

NS

NS

NS

CRL IHB

NS

IHB

(CSS)

HAMMOND

CSX-IHB

N.

BURNHAM

YDS.

(IHB-CSS-BRC)

IHB

EJE

(NS)

110TH ST

103RD ST

SO CHICAGO (BRC)

IRONDALE

(IHB-CR)

YD

YD

BRC

NS

RIVER LINE

YD

DOCK

87TH ST

91ST ST

83RD ST

(BRC) BRC

BRC

BRC

EJE

100TH ST YD

COLEHOUR YD

IHB

(EJE)

EJE

EJE NS

ROBERTSDALE

(NS)

S CHICAGO YD

EJE

(CSL)

MAWR

SHORE

SOUTH

BRYN

PARK MANOR

47TH ST

ENGLEWOOD YD

YD (NS)

METRA

[ROCK]

METRA

METRA

(NS)

METRA

NS

NS

47TH

ST YD

47TH ST

(NS)

(NS)

NS

RAIL

LINK

YD

(ROCK)

STONY ISLAND

75TH ST

67TH ST

METRA

(ELECTRIC)

(ELECTRIC DISTRICT)

79TH ST

63 ST

AVE

PARK

HYDE

57 ST

53 ST

59 ST

47 ST

METRA (ELECTRIC)

METRA (ROCK)

21ST ST

(SCAL)

METRA

NS

27 ST

YD

IC

23 ST

LASALLE ST

RANDOLPH ST

METRA

MV YD

(METRA)

AMTRAK

STA

AMTRAK

YD

(ROCK)

MPT

STA

UNION

YD (UP)

METRA

18 ST

STATE ST

YARD

(CN/IC-UP)

WINDSOR

PARK

79TH ST

IC

GARY

GIBSON

GIBSON

[MILLER BRANCH]

GRIFFITH

IVANHOE

HARTSDALE YD

(EJE)

EJE

NS

NS

HAYS

OSBORN YD

(NS-IHB)

CN/IC (ELSDON)

TRANSFER YD.

NS

(IHB)

EJE

CN/IC (SOUTH BEND)

VAN LOON YARD

SOUTH

VAN LOON YARD

NORTH

VAN LOON

CSX

NS

TOLLESTON

CLARKE JCT

INDIANA HARBOR YD

LAKE FRONT YD

LAKE FRONT YD

EAST CHICAGO YD.

GRASSELLI

(IHB)

INDIANA

HARBOR

E. CHICAGO

EAST CHICAGO

EAST CHICAGO

YD.

(BOCT) YD.

CP

CSX

IHB

BOCT

WHITING

YD.

(EJE)

WHITING

YDS.

STANDARD

OIL YD.

STANDARD

IHB

IHB

EJE

WHITING

YD.

(IHB)

IHB

NS

(NS)

EJE

(IHB)

(CSS)

IHB

MICHIGAN

AVE. YD. (IHB)

IHB

EJE WHITING LAKE FRONT YD.

(EJE)

CSX

EJE

CURTIS

EJE PINE JCT

NS

CSX

EJE

NS

CSX

YD

PINE YD

EJE

BUFFINGTON YD

(NS)

(EJE)

(IHB)

(EJE)

NICTD-(CSS)

NS

KIRK YD

(EJE)

STOCKTON YD

EJE (EJE)

CN /IC (CH ICA GO )

CN/IC (JOLIET)

CN/IC (CHICAGO)

CSX

59TH ST

CSX

LAKE MICHIGAN Aj

Am

Am2 55a

55b

X

N

P

S T

Ab

46

35

27

23

18

29

A

G

L

1

15

12

Multiple alignment options exist between Englewood 

Crossover (Node S) and Buffington Harbor (Node Ab). 

The preferred alignment could include a combination 

of the following potential opportunities:

• NS between Englewood Crossover and Buffington

 Harbor

• ComEd Utility Corridor between Englewood Crossover

 and just east of Hick Drawbridge

• CSX between the Calumet River Bridge and Hick

 Drawbridge

35

27

29

NOTES An

59

65

GRAND RAPIDS

DETROIT

TOLEDO

FT WAYNE - TOLEDO - CLEVELAND - INDIANAPOLIS

FT WAYNE 

MICHIGAN CITY MICHIGAN CITY

SOUTH BEND 

N

RAILROAD NETWORK

AMTRAK - Amtrak

BRC - Belt Railway Company of Chicago

BNSF - Burlington Northern-Santa Fe

CN/IC - Canadian National/Illinois Central

CR - Conrail

CP - Canadian Pacific (Soo Line)

CRL - Chicago Rail Link

CSL - Chicago Short Line

CSS - Chicago, Southshore & Southbend

CSX - CSX Transportationl

EJE - Elgin, Joliet & Eastern

IAIS - Iowa Interstate

IHB - Indiana Harbor Belt

METRA - Metra

MJ - Manufacturers Junction

NICTD - Northern Ind. Commuter Trans. Dist.

NS - Norfolk Southern

UP - Union Pacific

WC - Wisconsin Central

Approximate Scale: 1” = 2.25 miles

DRAFT

NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION

APRIL 23, 2013

A-89

Chicago-Detroit/Pontiac Passenger Rail Corridor Program Tier 1 EIS
NODES

A - Chicago Union Station

G - St. Charles Air Line (Amtrak)

L - 23rd Street Crossing

N - 41st Street / Rail Link Connection (NS)

P - CP 518

S - Englewood Crossover

T - Grand Crossing

X - Rock Island Junction

Ab - Buffington Harbor

Ac - Gary, Ind.

Ad - Tolleston, Ind.

Ag - Gary Greenfield Connection

Ai - Lake Station, Ind.

Al - Willow Creek, Ind.

An - Porter, Ind.

Ao - Michigan City, Ind. (Not Shown)

SOUTH OF THE LAKE PROJECT AREA - ROUTE 5

LEVEL 1B COARSE SCREENING (Coarse Screening Route IX)

OG DE N

DUNE S

B UR NS

P OR T E R

WIL LOW

C R E E K

HAR B OR

P OR TAG E

G AR Y

HOB AR T

NE W

TOLLE S TON

C HIC AG O

S TAT IO N

LAK E

P OR T E R

DUNE

AC R E S

S ALT C R E E K

WIL LOW C R E E K

DEEP RIVER

C ALUME T L AGOON

P OR T O F

INDIANA

DE E P R IV E R

BU R NS D IT C H

94

90

90

94

65

(20)

C R 8 75

C R 2 0

(6)

C OUNT Y L NI E R D

C T Y R D 6 00

(130)

C T Y R D 7 00

E 2 9T H AV E

C OUNT Y R OAD 8 75

S WANS ON R D

C R 700

C R 6 25

CR 5 00

C R 4 50

McCOOL R D

C R 4 50

C R 4 00

WE S T P OR T

 DR

N L VI E R P OOL R D

E C LE VE LA ND

E 3 7T H AV E

N L AK E P AR K A V E

G R AND A V E

W 4 9T H AV E

W 1 0T H S T

E 1 0T H S T

OLD H OB AR T R D

S TONE AV E

UNIO N S T

W 3 7TH AVE (6)

(55)

B R OADWAY

E 4 9T H AV E

(20)

B R OADWAY

G R ANT S T

(12)

(20)

(51) LA KE S T

C OUNT Y L NI E R D

OAK AV E

OLD P OR T E R R D

P OR TAG E AV E

C E NT R AL AVE

S WANS ON R D

C R 5 00

(249)

BUR NS

HAR B OR

YAR D

(N S )

(249)

WE S T P OR T

 R D

(20)

C R 1 050

C R 1 275

C R 1 350

S AMUE LS ON 

R D

C R 1 225

C R 2 00

C R 2 00

CR 150

C R 1 00

C R 1 00

C R 1 50

S 2 3R D S T

WOODLAWN AV E

C R 

C R 1 00

C R 2 5

C R 1 350

WAV E R LY 

R D

(49)

S 1 1T H S T

(6)

NS C S X

IH B

C S X

EJ& E

E J & E

NS

NIC T D

EJE

C S X

(C S S & S B )

NS

CS X

C S X

C S X

NS

NS

C S X

NS

C SX

C S X

NICTD

(C S S S B )

NS

NICTD

(AMTRAK)

CSX

ion

Drainage

North Creek

Ditch

Wampum

Thorn

Lake

Creek

Hart

River

Little

Calumet

Ditch

Calumet Sag Channel

Fork

South

Flatfoot

Little Calumet River

Lake Cottage Grove

Lake

Harbor

Calumet

Calumet

Lake

Lake

Wolf

Horn

Powder

Grand Calumet 

Lake

R

Calumet River

Harbor

Calumet

East Lagoon

West

Lagoon

Lagoon

South

Burnham Park Harbor

South ranch B

AIRPORT

MEIGS

FIELD

Yacht Harbor

Calumet

Little

River

INDIANA HARBOR

Lake George

Harbor

Canal

Canal

Harlem Ave

Roberts Rd

State St

Michigan St.

Columbus

Indianapolis Blvd

Schrum Rd

Lansing Rd

Indiana Ave

od

167th St

53rd

ILLINOIS

INDIANA

183rd St

Ridge Rd

COOK COUNTY

LAKE COUNTY

Shefeld

St

119th St

Thornton Rd

CITY OF CHICAGO LIMIT

Tri State Tollway

79th St

State Rd

87th St

Cicero Ave

Central Ave

Southwest Hwy

139th St

135th St

123rd St

Wood St

Vermont

Broadway

Crawford Ave

Kedzie Ave

Columbus Ave

Vincennes Ave

115th St

Western Ave

Ashland Ave

Morgan St

Y

65th St

73rd St

C

Pul a ski Rd

Ashland AveAshland Ave

Marquette Rd

63rd St

59th St

Archer Ave

47th St

51st St

55th St

43rd St

Damen

Stevenson Expwy

C

Western Ave

35th

Damen

Blue Island Ave

Halsted St

Cermak

Adams

Roosevelt Rd

Cottage Grove Ave

South Chicago Ave

Chicago Skyway

State St

144th St

127th St

138th St

Sibley Blvd

159th St

154th St

Lincoln Av

Dolton Rd

130th St

Cottage Grove Ave

111th St

Halsted St

103rd St

State St

Dan Ryan Expwy

95th St

87th St

83rd St

Calumet Expwy

Stony Island Ave

Calumet Ave

State St

Burnham Ave

Brainard Ave

Road

Toll

106th St

Torrence Ave

Avenue O

100th

Mackinaw

Pershing

Dr Martin Luther King Jr. Dr

Vincennes Ave

79th St

76th St

71st St

State St

Indiana Ave

Michigan Ave

Root St

43rd

67th

63rd

Jeffery Blvd

Drexel

Woodlawn Ave

59th

Roosevelt Rd

Van Buren St

Canal St

Wallace St

Dan Ryan Expwy

18th

35th

Ohio

Lake Shore Drive

Yates Blvd

Av

Wicker Park Blvd

e

 St

Cline Ave

Joliet St

Main St

Blaine St

Kennedy

Ave

Ridge

Cline Ave

Ave

Lincoln Hwy

91st

Whitcomb

St

53rd St

Hendricks St

73rd Ave

Chase

Rd

St

Chase St

Drive

Indiana

Ave.

Kennedy

Chicago Ave

Mich.AveGuthrie St

90

290

55

41

41

94

1

57

12

20

90

90

41

94

41

7

43

83

294

50

41

30

53

912

94

80 6

20

12

90

12

20

12

83

294

94

6

6 94

80

83

41

41

41

152

CHICAGO

EVERGREEN

PARK

HOMETOWN

BURBANK

CHICAGO

RIDGE

LAWN

OAK

WORTH

MERRIONETTE

PARK

ALSIP

ISLAND

BLUE

SOUTH

HOLLAND

CALUMET

RIVERDALE

POSEN

ROBBINS

HARVEY

DIXMOOR

PARK

PHOENIX

DOLT ON

AIRPORT

HAMMOND

CHICAGO

CALUMET

CITY

BURNHAM

HAMMOND

HAMMOND

EAST

CHICAGO

GARY

DYER

ORNTON

LYNWOOD

LANSING

MUNSTER

SCHERERVILLE

GRIFFITH

HIGHLAND

MERRILLVILLE

Chicago

CN

BLUE ISLAND

YD

CN/IC (ELSDON)

CN/IC (CHICAGO)

CSX

CSX

(CSX)-IHB

GIBSON YD. IHB

WHITING

(IHB)

OIL YD.

STANDARD

AM 

C)

THORNTON JCT

INDUSTRIAL

S HOLLAND

INTERMODAL

CN/IC

PARK

UP

CSX

OAK GLEN

CN/IC (ELSDON)

CSX

MAYNARD

35TH ST YD

37TH ST YD

ENGLEWOOD

47TH YD (NS)

55TH ST YD

GRESHHAM

LONGWOOD

WASHINGTON

BARR YD

BLUE ISLAND YD.

METRA

CANAL ST YD

METRA-BN

NS

PULLMAN

WEST

IHB

NS (SWS)

(LEASED TO METRA)

CHICAGO

RIDGE

WORTH

OAK LAWN

OAK YD

ISLAND

BLUE

(IAIS-CRC)

[ROCK]

MIDLOTHIAN

BLUE ISL

JCT YD

ALSIP SPUR

CSX

CSX-IHB

(IHB)

ROBBINS

IHB

CP

N. HARVEY

YD

HARVEY

CSX CN/IC (ELSDON)

BURR

OAK

ISLAND

BOCT

123RD

BURR

ST

PRAIRIE

ST

BLUE

ASHLAND

AVE

RACINE

AVE

CN/IC

CSX

EVERGREEN

ASHBURN

PARK

NS

[ROCK]

107TH ST

METRA

119TH ST

115TH ST

111TH ST

ROCK

METRA

103RD ST HTS

(BOCT/SP)

91ST ST

95TH ST

99TH ST

79TH ST JCT

BRAINERD

METRA

ROCK

BRC

CLEARING INDUSTRIAL DIST

BRC

BRC

LE MOYNE

DIST

(NS)

AVE YD (NS)

ROCKWELL ST YD

BOCT

LANDERS

WRGHTWOOD

(NS)

YD

CN/IC (ELSDON)

BRC

CORWITH 

(BNSF)

PARK YD

BRIGHTON

(AMTRAK)

YD

BNSF

CN/IC

NS

CSX

FOREST

HILL YD

NS

BRC

BELT JCT

BRC

RAILPORT

43RD ST YD

CSX

CSX

CSX

(CN/IC)

(CN/IC)

(PROP)

ST YD

(NS)

LOOMIS

NS

NS

BRIGHTON PARK

BNSF

(UP)

CSX

CSX

NS

(UP)

BNSF

BRIDGEPORT YD

ASHLAND

IMX YD

(UP)

WESTERN AVE

YD (BN)

BN

FOX ST

YD (NS)

 (UP)

UP

(CN/IC)

HALSTED

HALSTED

NS

HEGEWISCH YD.

S CHICAGO YD

S CHICAGO YD

TERM. YD

DEERING

(CRL)

CALUMET

IRONDALE

CALUMET

HARBOR

SOUTH

(BRC-CSS)

RIDGE

(IC-CRL-CSS)

(ELECTRIC)

UP

IHB

HARVEY

(IHB)

IVANHOE

147TH ST

YARD

CENTER

(UP)

UP

STATE ST

(BOCT)

RIVERDALE

NS

CSX NS

KYD

(METRA)

CSX

DOLTON

125TH

ST YD IHB

NS

NICTD

103RD ST

STEWART

UP

111TH ST

115TH ST

107TH ST

(BRC)

OAKDALE

CRL

87TH

ST YD

NS

METRA C

UP

BRC

 BRC

NS-CRL

NS

NS

KENSINGTON YD

ST YD

115TH

NS

CALUMET

(NS) YD

PULLMAN JCT

METRA

97TH ST

96TH ST

91ST ST

YD (NS) CN/IC

87TH ST

83RD

ST

NS

NS

CALUMET CITY

(CSS )

IHB

CALUMET PARK

CALUMET CITY YD.

IHB

(IHB)

NS

STATE LINE YD.

HEGEWISCH

NICTD

NS

NS

NS

CRL IHB

NS

IHB

(CSS)

HAMMOND

CSX-IHB

N.

BURNHAM

YDS.

(IHB-CSS-BRC)

IHB

EJE

(NS)

110TH ST

103RD ST

SO CHICAGO (BRC)

IRONDALE

(IHB-CR)

YD

YD

BRC

NS

RIVER LINE

YD

DOCK

87TH ST

91ST ST

83RD ST

(BRC) BRC

BRC

BRC

EJE

100TH ST YD

COLEHOUR YD

IHB

(EJE)

EJE

EJE NS

ROBERTSDALE

(NS)

S CHICAGO YD

EJE

(CSL)

MAWR

SHORE

SOUTH

BRYN

PARK MANOR

47TH ST

ENGLEWOOD YD

YD (NS)

METRA

[ROCK]

METRA

METRA

(NS)

METRA

NS

NS

47TH

ST YD

47TH ST

(NS)

(NS)

NS

RAIL

LINK

YD

(ROCK)

STONY ISLAND

75TH ST

67TH ST

METRA

(ELECTRIC)

(ELECTRIC DISTRICT)

79TH ST

63 ST

AVE

PARK

HYDE

57 ST

53 ST

59 ST

47 ST

METRA (ELECTRIC)

METRA (ROCK)

21ST ST

(SCAL)

METRA

NS

27 ST

YD

IC

23 ST

LASALLE ST

RANDOLPH ST

METRA

MV YD

(METRA)

AMTRAK

STA

AMTRAK

YD

(ROCK)

MPT

STA

UNION

YD (UP)

METRA

18 ST

STATE ST

YARD

(CN/IC-UP)

WINDSOR

PARK

79TH ST

IC

GARY

GIBSON

GIBSON

[MILLER BRANCH]

GRIFFITH

IVANHOE

HARTSDALE YD

(EJE)

EJE

NS

NS

HAYS

OSBORN YD

(NS-IHB)

CN/IC (ELSDON)

TRANSFER YD.

NS

(IHB)

EJE

CN/IC (SOUTH BEND)

VAN LOON YARD

SOUTH

VAN LOON YARD

NORTH

VAN LOON

CSX

NS

TOLLESTON

CLARKE JCT

INDIANA HARBOR YD

LAKE FRONT YD

LAKE FRONT YD

EAST CHICAGO YD.

GRASSELLI

(IHB)

INDIANA

HARBOR

E. CHICAGO

EAST CHICAGO

EAST CHICAGO

YD.

(BOCT) YD.

CP

CSX

IHB

BOCT

WHITING

YD.

(EJE)

WHITING

YDS.

STANDARD

OIL YD.

STANDARD

IHB

IHB

EJE

WHITING

YD.

(IHB)

IHB

NS

(NS)

EJE

(IHB)

(CSS)

IHB

MICHIGAN

AVE. YD. (IHB)

IHB

EJE WHITING LAKE FRONT YD.

(EJE)

CSX

EJE

CURTIS

EJE PINE JCT

NS

CSX

EJE

NS

CSX

YD

PINE YD

EJE

BUFFINGTON YD

(NS)

(EJE)

(IHB)

(EJE)

NICTD-(CSS)

NS

KIRK YD

(EJE)

STOCKTON YD

EJE (EJE)

CN /IC (CH ICA GO )

CN/IC (JOLIET)

CN/IC (CHICAGO)

CSX

59TH ST

CSX

LAKE MICHIGAN

X

N

P

S T

Ab Ac

Ag

Ai

Al

An

Ad

52

42 43

35

57

60

27

23

18

29

65

48a

A

G

L

1

15

12

Multiple alignment options exist between Englewood 

Crossover (Node S) and Buffington Harbor (Node Ab). 

The preferred alignment could include a combination 

of the following potential opportunities:

• NS between Englewood Crossover and Buffington

 Harbor

• ComEd Utility Corridor between Englewood Crossover

 and just east of Hick Drawbridge

• CSX between the Calumet River Bridge and Hick

 Drawbridge

Two alignment options exist between Buffington Harbor 

(Node Ab) and Tolleston (Node Ad).

• NS Sugar Track

• CSX Fort Wayne Line

Two alignment options exist between Tolleston (Node Ad) 

and the Gary Greenfield Connection (Ag). Route 5 utilizes 

the IHB Dune Branch instead of the CSX Porter 

Subdivision.

35

27

29

NOTES

43

42

48a

GRAND RAPIDS

DETROIT

TOLEDO

FT WAYNE - TOLEDO - CLEVELAND - INDIANAPOLIS

FT WAYNE 

MICHIGAN CITY MICHIGAN CITY

SOUTH BEND 

N

RAILROAD NETWORK

AMTRAK - Amtrak

BRC - Belt Railway Company of Chicago

BNSF - Burlington Northern-Santa Fe

CN/IC - Canadian National/Illinois Central

CR - Conrail

CP - Canadian Pacific (Soo Line)

CRL - Chicago Rail Link

CSL - Chicago Short Line

CSS - Chicago, Southshore & Southbend

CSX - CSX Transportationl

EJE - Elgin, Joliet & Eastern

IAIS - Iowa Interstate

IHB - Indiana Harbor Belt

METRA - Metra

MJ - Manufacturers Junction

NICTD - Northern Ind. Commuter Trans. Dist.

NS - Norfolk Southern

UP - Union Pacific

WC - Wisconsin Central

Approximate Scale: 1” = 2.25 miles

DRAFT

NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION

APRIL 23, 2013

A-90

Chicago-Detroit/Pontiac Passenger Rail Corridor Program Tier 1 EIS
NODES

A - Chicago Union Station

G - St. Charles Air Line (Amtrak)

L - 23rd Street Crossing

N - 41st Street / Rail Link Connection (NS)

P - CP 518

S - Englewood Crossover

T - Grand Crossing

X - Rock Island Junction

Ab - Buffington Harbor

Ac - Gary, Ind.

Ad - Tolleston, Ind.

Ag - Gary Greenfield Connection

Ai - Lake Station, Ind.

Al - Willow Creek, Ind.

An - Porter, Ind.

Ao - Michigan City, Ind. (Not Shown)

SOUTH OF THE LAKE PROJECT AREA - ROUTE 6

LEVEL 1B COARSE SCREENING (Coarse Screening Route X)

OG DE N

DUNE S

B UR NS

P OR T E R

WIL LOW

C R E E K

HAR B OR

P OR TAG E

G AR Y

HOB AR T

NE W

TOLLE S TON

C HIC AG O

S TAT IO N

LAK E

P OR T E R

DUNE

AC R E S

S ALT C R E E K

WIL LOW C R E E K

DEEP RIVER

C ALUME T L AGOON

P OR T O F

INDIANA

DE E P R IV E R

BU R NS D IT C H

94

90

90

94

65

(20)

C R 8 75

C R 2 0

(6)

C OUNT Y L NI E R D

C T Y R D 6 00

(130)

C T Y R D 7 00

E 2 9T H AV E

C OUNT Y R OAD 8 75

S WANS ON R D

C R 700

C R 6 25

CR 5 00

C R 4 50

McCOOL R D

C R 4 50

C R 4 00

WE S T P OR T

 DR

N L VI E R P OOL R D

E C LE VE LA ND

E 3 7T H AV E

N L AK E P AR K A V E

G R AND A V E

W 4 9T H AV E

W 1 0T H S T

E 1 0T H S T

OLD H OB AR T R D

S TONE AV E

UNIO N S T

W 3 7TH AVE (6)

(55)

B R OADWAY

E 4 9T H AV E

(20)

B R OADWAY

G R ANT S T

(12)

(20)

(51) LA KE S T

C OUNT Y L NI E R D

OAK AV E

OLD P OR T E R R D

P OR TAG E AV E

C E NT R AL AVE

S WANS ON R D

C R 5 00

(249)

BUR NS

HAR B OR

YAR D

(N S )

(249)

WE S T P OR T

 R D

(20)

C R 1 050

C R 1 275

C R 1 350

S AMUE LS ON 

R D

C R 1 225

C R 2 00

C R 2 00

CR 150

C R 1 00

C R 1 00

C R 1 50

S 2 3R D S T

WOODLAWN AV E

C R 

C R 1 00

C R 2 5

C R 1 350

WAV E R LY 

R D

(49)

S 1 1T H S T

(6)

NS C S X

IH B

C S X

EJ& E

E J & E

NS

NIC T D

EJE

C S X

(C S S & S B )

NS

CS X

C S X

C S X

NS

NS

C S X

NS

C SX

C S X

NICTD

(C S S S B )

NS

NICTD

(AMTRAK)

CSX

ion

Drainage

North Creek

Ditch

Wampum

Thorn

Lake

Creek

Hart

River

Little

Calumet

Ditch

Calumet Sag Channel

Fork

South

Flatfoot

Little Calumet River

Lake Cottage Grove

Lake

Harbor

Calumet

Calumet

Lake

Lake

Wolf

Horn

Powder

Grand Calumet 

Lake

R

Calumet River

Harbor

Calumet

East Lagoon

West

Lagoon

Lagoon

South

Burnham Park Harbor

South ranch B

AIRPORT

MEIGS

FIELD

Yacht Harbor

Calumet

Little

River

INDIANA HARBOR

Lake George

Harbor

Canal

Canal

Harlem Ave

Roberts Rd

State St

Michigan St.

Columbus

Indianapolis Blvd

Schrum Rd

Lansing Rd

Indiana Ave

od

167th St

53rd

ILLINOIS

INDIANA

183rd St

Ridge Rd

COOK COUNTY

LAKE COUNTY

Shefeld

St

119th St

Thornton Rd

CITY OF CHICAGO LIMIT

Tri State Tollway

79th St

State Rd

87th St

Cicero Ave

Central Ave

Southwest Hwy

139th St

135th St

123rd St

Wood St

Vermont

Broadway

Crawford Ave

Kedzie Ave

Columbus Ave

Vincennes Ave

115th St

Western Ave

Ashland Ave

Morgan St

Y

65th St

73rd St

C

Pul a ski Rd

Ashland AveAshland Ave

Marquette Rd

63rd St

59th St

Archer Ave

47th St

51st St

55th St

43rd St

Damen

Stevenson Expwy

C

Western Ave

35th

Damen

Blue Island Ave

Halsted St

Cermak

Adams

Roosevelt Rd

Cottage Grove Ave

South Chicago Ave

Chicago Skyway

State St

144th St

127th St

138th St

Sibley Blvd

159th St

154th St

Lincoln Av

Dolton Rd

130th St

Cottage Grove Ave

111th St

Halsted St

103rd St

State St

Dan Ryan Expwy

95th St

87th St

83rd St

Calumet Expwy

Stony Island Ave

Calumet Ave

State St

Burnham Ave

Brainard Ave

Road

Toll

106th St

Torrence Ave

Avenue O

100th

Mackinaw

Pershing

Dr Martin Luther King Jr. Dr

Vincennes Ave

79th St

76th St

71st St

State St

Indiana Ave

Michigan Ave

Root St

43rd

67th

63rd

Jeffery Blvd

Drexel

Woodlawn Ave

59th

Roosevelt Rd

Van Buren St

Canal St

Wallace St

Dan Ryan Expwy

18th

35th

Ohio

Lake Shore Drive

Yates Blvd

Av

Wicker Park Blvd

e

 St

Cline Ave

Joliet St

Main St

Blaine St

Kennedy

Ave

Ridge

Cline Ave

Ave

Lincoln Hwy

91st

Whitcomb

St

53rd St

Hendricks St

73rd Ave

Chase

Rd

St

Chase St

Drive

Indiana

Ave.

Kennedy

Chicago Ave

Mich.AveGuthrie St

90

290

55

41

41

94

1

57

12

20

90

90

41

94

41

7

43

83

294

50

41

30

53

912

94

80 6

20

12

90

12

20

12

83

294

94

6

6 94

80

83

41

41

41

152

CHICAGO

EVERGREEN

PARK

HOMETOWN

BURBANK

CHICAGO

RIDGE

LAWN

OAK

WORTH

MERRIONETTE

PARK

ALSIP

ISLAND

BLUE

SOUTH

HOLLAND

CALUMET

RIVERDALE

POSEN

ROBBINS

HARVEY

DIXMOOR

PARK

PHOENIX

DOLT ON

AIRPORT

HAMMOND

CHICAGO

CALUMET

CITY

BURNHAM

HAMMOND

HAMMOND

EAST

CHICAGO

GARY

DYER

ORNTON

LYNWOOD

LANSING

MUNSTER

SCHERERVILLE

GRIFFITH

HIGHLAND

MERRILLVILLE

Chicago

CN

BLUE ISLAND

YD

CN/IC (ELSDON)

CN/IC (CHICAGO)

CSX

CSX

(CSX)-IHB

GIBSON YD. IHB

WHITING

(IHB)

OIL YD.

STANDARD

AM 

C)

THORNTON JCT

INDUSTRIAL

S HOLLAND

INTERMODAL

CN/IC

PARK

UP

CSX

OAK GLEN

CN/IC (ELSDON)

CSX

MAYNARD

35TH ST YD

37TH ST YD

ENGLEWOOD

47TH YD (NS)

55TH ST YD

GRESHHAM

LONGWOOD

WASHINGTON

BARR YD

BLUE ISLAND YD.

METRA

CANAL ST YD

METRA-BN

NS

PULLMAN

WEST

IHB

NS (SWS)

(LEASED TO METRA)

CHICAGO

RIDGE

WORTH

OAK LAWN

OAK YD

ISLAND

BLUE

(IAIS-CRC)

[ROCK]

MIDLOTHIAN

BLUE ISL

JCT YD

ALSIP SPUR

CSX

CSX-IHB

(IHB)

ROBBINS

IHB

CP

N. HARVEY

YD

HARVEY

CSX CN/IC (ELSDON)

BURR

OAK

ISLAND

BOCT

123RD

BURR

ST

PRAIRIE

ST

BLUE

ASHLAND

AVE

RACINE

AVE

CN/IC

CSX

EVERGREEN

ASHBURN

PARK

NS

[ROCK]

107TH ST

METRA

119TH ST

115TH ST

111TH ST

ROCK

METRA

103RD ST HTS

(BOCT/SP)

91ST ST

95TH ST

99TH ST

79TH ST JCT

BRAINERD

METRA

ROCK

BRC

CLEARING INDUSTRIAL DIST

BRC

BRC

LE MOYNE

DIST

(NS)

AVE YD (NS)

ROCKWELL ST YD

BOCT

LANDERS

WRGHTWOOD

(NS)

YD

CN/IC (ELSDON)

BRC

CORWITH 

(BNSF)

PARK YD

BRIGHTON

(AMTRAK)

YD

BNSF

CN/IC

NS

CSX

FOREST

HILL YD

NS

BRC

BELT JCT

BRC

RAILPORT

43RD ST YD

CSX

CSX

CSX

(CN/IC)

(CN/IC)

(PROP)

ST YD

(NS)

LOOMIS

NS

NS

BRIGHTON PARK

BNSF

(UP)

CSX

CSX

NS

(UP)

BNSF

BRIDGEPORT YD

ASHLAND

IMX YD

(UP)

WESTERN AVE

YD (BN)

BN

FOX ST

YD (NS)

 (UP)

UP

(CN/IC)

HALSTED

HALSTED

NS

HEGEWISCH YD.

S CHICAGO YD

S CHICAGO YD

TERM. YD

DEERING

(CRL)

CALUMET

IRONDALE

CALUMET

HARBOR

SOUTH

(BRC-CSS)

RIDGE

(IC-CRL-CSS)

(ELECTRIC)

UP

IHB

HARVEY

(IHB)

IVANHOE

147TH ST

YARD

CENTER

(UP)

UP

STATE ST

(BOCT)

RIVERDALE

NS

CSX NS

KYD

(METRA)

CSX

DOLTON

125TH

ST YD IHB

NS

NICTD

103RD ST

STEWART

UP

111TH ST

115TH ST

107TH ST

(BRC)

OAKDALE

CRL

87TH

ST YD

NS

METRA C

UP

BRC

 BRC

NS-CRL

NS

NS

KENSINGTON YD

ST YD

115TH

NS

CALUMET

(NS) YD

PULLMAN JCT

METRA

97TH ST

96TH ST

91ST ST

YD (NS) CN/IC

87TH ST

83RD

ST

NS

NS

CALUMET CITY

(CSS )

IHB

CALUMET PARK

CALUMET CITY YD.

IHB

(IHB)

NS

STATE LINE YD.

HEGEWISCH

NICTD

NS

NS

NS

CRL IHB

NS

IHB

(CSS)

HAMMOND

CSX-IHB

N.

BURNHAM

YDS.

(IHB-CSS-BRC)

IHB

EJE

(NS)

110TH ST

103RD ST

SO CHICAGO (BRC)

IRONDALE

(IHB-CR)

YD

YD

BRC

NS

RIVER LINE

YD

DOCK

87TH ST

91ST ST

83RD ST

(BRC) BRC

BRC

BRC

EJE

100TH ST YD

COLEHOUR YD

IHB

(EJE)

EJE

EJE NS

ROBERTSDALE

(NS)

S CHICAGO YD

EJE

(CSL)

MAWR

SHORE

SOUTH

BRYN

PARK MANOR

47TH ST

ENGLEWOOD YD

YD (NS)

METRA

[ROCK]

METRA

METRA

(NS)

METRA

NS

NS

47TH

ST YD

47TH ST

(NS)

(NS)

NS

RAIL

LINK

YD

(ROCK)

STONY ISLAND

75TH ST

67TH ST

METRA

(ELECTRIC)

(ELECTRIC DISTRICT)

79TH ST

63 ST

AVE

PARK

HYDE

57 ST

53 ST

59 ST

47 ST

METRA (ELECTRIC)

METRA (ROCK)

21ST ST

(SCAL)

METRA

NS

27 ST

YD

IC

23 ST

LASALLE ST

RANDOLPH ST

METRA

MV YD

(METRA)

AMTRAK

STA

AMTRAK

YD

(ROCK)

MPT

STA

UNION

YD (UP)

METRA

18 ST

STATE ST

YARD

(CN/IC-UP)

WINDSOR

PARK

79TH ST

IC

GARY

GIBSON

GIBSON

[MILLER BRANCH]

GRIFFITH

IVANHOE

HARTSDALE YD

(EJE)

EJE

NS

NS

HAYS

OSBORN YD

(NS-IHB)

CN/IC (ELSDON)

TRANSFER YD.

NS

(IHB)

EJE

CN/IC (SOUTH BEND)

VAN LOON YARD

SOUTH

VAN LOON YARD

NORTH

VAN LOON

CSX

NS

TOLLESTON

CLARKE JCT

INDIANA HARBOR YD

LAKE FRONT YD

LAKE FRONT YD

EAST CHICAGO YD.

GRASSELLI

(IHB)

INDIANA

HARBOR

E. CHICAGO

EAST CHICAGO

EAST CHICAGO

YD.

(BOCT) YD.

CP

CSX

IHB

BOCT

WHITING

YD.

(EJE)

WHITING

YDS.

STANDARD

OIL YD.

STANDARD

IHB

IHB

EJE

WHITING

YD.

(IHB)

IHB

NS

(NS)

EJE

(IHB)

(CSS)

IHB

MICHIGAN

AVE. YD. (IHB)

IHB

EJE WHITING LAKE FRONT YD.

(EJE)

CSX

EJE

CURTIS

EJE PINE JCT

NS

CSX

EJE

NS

CSX

YD

PINE YD

EJE

BUFFINGTON YD

(NS)

(EJE)

(IHB)

(EJE)

NICTD-(CSS)

NS

KIRK YD

(EJE)

STOCKTON YD

EJE (EJE)

CN /IC (CH ICA GO )

CN/IC (JOLIET)

CN/IC (CHICAGO)

CSX

59TH ST

CSX

LAKE MICHIGAN

X

N

P

S T

Ab Ac

Ag

Ai

Al

An

Ad

52

42 43

35

57

60

27

23

18

29

65

A

G

L

1

15

12

Multiple alignment options exist between Englewood 

Crossover (Node S) and Buffington Harbor (Node Ab). 

The preferred alignment could include a combination 

of the following potential opportunities:

• NS between Englewood Crossover and Buffington

Harbor

• ComEd Utility Corridor between Englewood Crossover

and just east of Hick Drawbridge

• CSX between the Calumet River Bridge and Hick

Drawbridge

Two alignment options exist between Buffington Harbor 

(Node Ab) and Tolleston (Node Ad).

• NS Sugar Track

• CSX Fort Wayne Line

Two alignment options exist between Tolleston (Node Ad) 

and the Gary Greenfield Connection (Ag). Route 6 utilizes 

the CSX Porter Subdivision instead of the IHB Dune 

Branch.

35

27

29

NOTES

43

42

49

49

GRAND RAPIDS

DETROIT

TOLEDO

FT WAYNE - TOLEDO - CLEVELAND - INDIANAPOLIS

FT WAYNE 

MICHIGAN CITY MICHIGAN CITY

SOUTH BEND 

N

RAILROAD NETWORK

AMTRAK - Amtrak

BRC - Belt Railway Company of Chicago

BNSF - Burlington Northern-Santa Fe

CN/IC - Canadian National/Illinois Central

CR - Conrail

CP - Canadian Pacific (Soo Line)

CRL - Chicago Rail Link

CSL - Chicago Short Line

CSS - Chicago, Southshore & Southbend

CSX - CSX Transportationl

EJE - Elgin, Joliet & Eastern

IAIS - Iowa Interstate

IHB - Indiana Harbor Belt

METRA - Metra

MJ - Manufacturers Junction

NICTD - Northern Ind. Commuter Trans. Dist.

NS - Norfolk Southern

UP - Union Pacific

WC - Wisconsin Central

Approximate Scale: 1” = 2.25 miles

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NODES

A - Chicago Union Station

G - St. Charles Air Line (Amtrak)

K - St. Charles Air Line (Metra Electric)

T - Grand Crossing

V - Burnside Crossing

Y - Kensington Junction

Z - Torrence Avenue Crossing

Aa - North Hammond

Ac - Gary, Ind.

Aj - Miller, Ind.

Am - Burns Harbor, Ind.

Am2 - Indiana Dunes (NICTD)

Ao - Michigan City, Ind. (Not Shown)

SOUTH OF THE LAKE PROJECT AREA - ROUTE 7

LEVEL 1B COARSE SCREENING (Coarse Screening Route LXXIX)

OG DE N

DUNE S

B UR NS

P OR T E R

WIL LOW

C R E E K

HAR B OR

P OR TAG E

G AR Y

HOB AR T

NE W

TOLLE S TON

C HIC AG O

S TAT IO N

LAK E

P OR T E R

DUNE

AC R E S

S ALT C R E E K

WIL LOW C R E E K

DEEP RIVER

C ALUME T L AGOON

P OR T O F

INDIANA

DE E P R IV E R

BU R NS D IT C H

94

90

90

94

65

(20)

C R 8 75

C R 2 0

(6)

C OUNT Y L NI E R D

C T Y R D 6 00

(130)

C T Y R D 7 00

E 2 9T H AV E

C OUNT Y R OAD 8 75

S WANS ON R D

C R 700

C R 6 25

CR 5 00

C R 4 50

McCOOL R D

C R 4 50

C R 4 00

WE S T P OR T

 DR

N L VI E R P OOL R D

E C LE VE LA ND

E 3 7T H AV E

N L AK E P AR K A V E

G R AND A V E

W 4 9T H AV E

W 1 0T H S T

E 1 0T H S T

OLD H OB AR T R D

S TONE AV E

UNIO N S T

W 3 7TH AVE (6)

(55)

B R OADWAY

E 4 9T H AV E

(20)

B R OADWAY

G R ANT S T

(12)

(20)

(51) LA KE S T

C OUNT Y L NI E R D

OAK AV E

OLD P OR T E R R D

P OR TAG E AV E

C E NT R AL AVE

S WANS ON R D

C R 5 00

(249)

BUR NS

HAR B OR

YAR D

(N S )

(249)

WE S T P OR T

 R D

(20)

C R 1 050

C R 1 275

C R 1 350

S AMUE LS ON 

R D

C R 1 225

C R 2 00

C R 2 00

CR 150

C R 1 00

C R 1 00

C R 1 50

S 2 3R D S T

WOODLAWN AV E

C R 

C R 1 00

C R 2 5

C R 1 350

WAV E R LY 

R D

(49)

S 1 1T H S T

(6)

NS C S X

IH B

C S X

EJ& E

E J & E

NS

NIC T D

EJE

C S X

(C S S & S B )

NS

CS X

C S X

C S X

NS

NS

C S X

NS

C SX

C S X

NICTD

(C S S S B )

NS

NICTD

(AMTRAK)

CSX

ion

Drainage

North Creek

Ditch

Wampum

Thorn

Lake

Creek

Hart

River

Little

Calumet

Ditch

Calumet Sag Channel

Fork

South

Flatfoot

Little Calumet River

Lake Cottage Grove

Lake

Harbor

Calumet

Calumet

Lake

Lake

Wolf

Horn

Powder

Grand Calumet 

Lake

R

Calumet River

Harbor

Calumet

East Lagoon

West

Lagoon

Lagoon

South

Burnham Park Harbor

South ranch B

AIRPORT

MEIGS

FIELD

Yacht Harbor

Calumet

Little

River

INDIANA HARBOR

Lake George

Harbor

Canal

Canal

Harlem Ave

Roberts Rd

State St

Michigan St.

Columbus

Indianapolis Blvd

Schrum Rd

Lansing Rd

Indiana Ave

od

167th St

53rd

ILLINOIS

INDIANA

183rd St

Ridge Rd

COOK COUNTY

LAKE COUNTY

Shefeld

St

119th St

Thornton Rd

CITY OF CHICAGO LIMIT

Tri State Tollway

79th St

State Rd

87th St

Cicero Ave

Central Ave

Southwest Hwy

139th St

135th St

123rd St

Wood St

Vermont

Broadway

Crawford Ave

Kedzie Ave

Columbus Ave

Vincennes Ave

115th St

Western Ave

Ashland Ave

Morgan St

Y

65th St

73rd St

C

Pul a ski Rd

Ashland AveAshland Ave

Marquette Rd

63rd St

59th St

Archer Ave

47th St

51st St

55th St

43rd St

Damen

Stevenson Expwy

C

Western Ave

35th

Damen

Blue Island Ave

Halsted St

Cermak

Adams

Roosevelt Rd

Cottage Grove Ave

South Chicago Ave

Chicago Skyway

State St

144th St

127th St

138th St

Sibley Blvd

159th St

154th St

Lincoln Av

Dolton Rd

130th St

Cottage Grove Ave

111th St

Halsted St

103rd St

State St

Dan Ryan Expwy

95th St

87th St

83rd St

Calumet Expwy

Stony Island Ave

Calumet Ave

State St

Burnham Ave

Brainard Ave

Road

Toll

106th St

Torrence Ave

Avenue O

100th

Mackinaw

Pershing

Dr Martin Luther King Jr. Dr

Vincennes Ave

79th St

76th St

71st St

State St

Indiana Ave

Michigan Ave

Root St

43rd

67th

63rd

Jeffery Blvd

Drexel

Woodlawn Ave

59th

Roosevelt Rd

Van Buren St

Canal St

Wallace St

Dan Ryan Expwy

18th

35th

Ohio

Lake Shore Drive

Yates Blvd

Av

Wicker Park Blvd

e

 St

Cline Ave

Joliet St

Main St

Blaine St

Kennedy

Ave

Ridge

Cline Ave

Ave

Lincoln Hwy

91st

Whitcomb

St

53rd St

Hendricks St

73rd Ave

Chase

Rd

St

Chase St

Drive

Indiana

Ave.

Kennedy

Chicago Ave

Mich.AveGuthrie St

90

290

55

41

41

94

1

57

12

20

90

90

41

94

41

7

43

83

294

50

41

30

53

912

94

80 6

20

12

90

12

20

12

83

294

94

6

6 94

80

83

41

41

41

152

CHICAGO

EVERGREEN

PARK

HOMETOWN

BURBANK

CHICAGO

RIDGE

LAWN

OAK

WORTH

MERRIONETTE

PARK

ALSIP

ISLAND

BLUE

SOUTH

HOLLAND

CALUMET

RIVERDALE

POSEN

ROBBINS

HARVEY

DIXMOOR

PARK

PHOENIX

DOLT ON

AIRPORT

HAMMOND

CHICAGO

CALUMET

CITY

BURNHAM

HAMMOND

HAMMOND

EAST

CHICAGO

GARY

DYER

ORNTON

LYNWOOD

LANSING

MUNSTER

SCHERERVILLE

GRIFFITH

HIGHLAND

MERRILLVILLE

Chicago

CN

BLUE ISLAND

YD

CN/IC (ELSDON)

CN/IC (CHICAGO)

CSX

CSX

(CSX)-IHB

GIBSON YD. IHB

WHITING

(IHB)

OIL YD.

STANDARD

AM 

C)

THORNTON JCT

INDUSTRIAL

S HOLLAND

INTERMODAL

CN/IC

PARK

UP

CSX

OAK GLEN

CN/IC (ELSDON)

CSX

MAYNARD

35TH ST YD

37TH ST YD

ENGLEWOOD

47TH YD (NS)

55TH ST YD

GRESHHAM

LONGWOOD

WASHINGTON

BARR YD

BLUE ISLAND YD.

METRA

CANAL ST YD

METRA-BN

NS

PULLMAN

WEST

IHB

NS (SWS)

(LEASED TO METRA)

CHICAGO

RIDGE

WORTH

OAK LAWN

OAK YD

ISLAND

BLUE

(IAIS-CRC)

[ROCK]

MIDLOTHIAN

BLUE ISL

JCT YD

ALSIP SPUR

CSX

CSX-IHB

(IHB)

ROBBINS

IHB

CP

N. HARVEY

YD

HARVEY

CSX CN/IC (ELSDON)

BURR

OAK

ISLAND

BOCT

123RD

BURR

ST

PRAIRIE

ST

BLUE

ASHLAND

AVE

RACINE

AVE

CN/IC

CSX

EVERGREEN

ASHBURN

PARK

NS

[ROCK]

107TH ST

METRA

119TH ST

115TH ST

111TH ST

ROCK

METRA

103RD ST HTS

(BOCT/SP)

91ST ST

95TH ST

99TH ST

79TH ST JCT

BRAINERD

METRA

ROCK

BRC

CLEARING INDUSTRIAL DIST

BRC

BRC

LE MOYNE

DIST

(NS)

AVE YD (NS)

ROCKWELL ST YD

BOCT

LANDERS

WRGHTWOOD

(NS)

YD

CN/IC (ELSDON)

BRC

CORWITH 

(BNSF)

PARK YD

BRIGHTON

(AMTRAK)

YD

BNSF

CN/IC

NS

CSX

FOREST

HILL YD

NS

BRC

BELT JCT

BRC

RAILPORT

43RD ST YD

CSX

CSX

CSX

(CN/IC)

(CN/IC)

(PROP)

ST YD

(NS)

LOOMIS

NS

NS

BRIGHTON PARK

BNSF

(UP)

CSX

CSX

NS

(UP)

BNSF

BRIDGEPORT YD

ASHLAND

IMX YD

(UP)

WESTERN AVE

YD (BN)

BN

FOX ST

YD (NS)

 (UP)

UP

(CN/IC)

HALSTED

HALSTED

NS

HEGEWISCH YD.

S CHICAGO YD

S CHICAGO YD

TERM. YD

DEERING

(CRL)

CALUMET

IRONDALE

CALUMET

HARBOR

SOUTH

(BRC-CSS)

RIDGE

(IC-CRL-CSS)

(ELECTRIC)

UP

IHB

HARVEY

(IHB)

IVANHOE

147TH ST

YARD

CENTER

(UP)

UP

STATE ST

(BOCT)

RIVERDALE

NS

CSX NS

KYD

(METRA)

CSX

DOLTON

125TH

ST YD IHB

NS

NICTD

103RD ST

STEWART

UP

111TH ST

115TH ST

107TH ST

(BRC)

OAKDALE

CRL

87TH

ST YD

NS

METRA C

UP

BRC

 BRC

NS-CRL

NS

NS

KENSINGTON YD

ST YD

115TH

NS

CALUMET

(NS) YD

PULLMAN JCT

METRA

97TH ST

96TH ST

91ST ST

YD (NS) CN/IC

87TH ST

83RD

ST

NS

NS

CALUMET CITY

(CSS )

IHB

CALUMET PARK

CALUMET CITY YD.

IHB

(IHB)

NS

STATE LINE YD.

HEGEWISCH

NICTD

NS

NS

NS

CRL IHB

NS

IHB

(CSS)

HAMMOND

CSX-IHB

N.

BURNHAM

YDS.

(IHB-CSS-BRC)

IHB

EJE

(NS)

110TH ST

103RD ST

SO CHICAGO (BRC)

IRONDALE

(IHB-CR)

YD

YD

BRC

NS

RIVER LINE

YD

DOCK

87TH ST

91ST ST

83RD ST

(BRC) BRC

BRC

BRC

EJE

100TH ST YD

COLEHOUR YD

IHB

(EJE)

EJE

EJE NS

ROBERTSDALE

(NS)

S CHICAGO YD

EJE

(CSL)

MAWR

SHORE

SOUTH

BRYN

PARK MANOR

47TH ST

ENGLEWOOD YD

YD (NS)

METRA

[ROCK]

METRA

METRA

(NS)

METRA

NS

NS

47TH

ST YD

47TH ST

(NS)

(NS)

NS

RAIL

LINK

YD

(ROCK)

STONY ISLAND

75TH ST

67TH ST

METRA

(ELECTRIC)

(ELECTRIC DISTRICT)

79TH ST

63 ST

AVE

PARK

HYDE

57 ST

53 ST

59 ST

47 ST

METRA (ELECTRIC)

METRA (ROCK)

21ST ST

(SCAL)

METRA

NS

27 ST

YD

IC

23 ST

LASALLE ST

RANDOLPH ST

METRA

MV YD

(METRA)

AMTRAK

STA

AMTRAK

YD

(ROCK)

MPT

STA

UNION

YD (UP)

METRA

18 ST

STATE ST

YARD

(CN/IC-UP)

WINDSOR

PARK

79TH ST

IC

GARY

GIBSON

GIBSON

[MILLER BRANCH]

GRIFFITH

IVANHOE

HARTSDALE YD

(EJE)

EJE

NS

NS

HAYS

OSBORN YD

(NS-IHB)

CN/IC (ELSDON)

TRANSFER YD.

NS

(IHB)

EJE

CN/IC (SOUTH BEND)

VAN LOON YARD

SOUTH

VAN LOON YARD

NORTH

VAN LOON

CSX

NS

TOLLESTON

CLARKE JCT

INDIANA HARBOR YD

LAKE FRONT YD

LAKE FRONT YD

EAST CHICAGO YD.

GRASSELLI

(IHB)

INDIANA

HARBOR

E. CHICAGO

EAST CHICAGO

EAST CHICAGO

YD.

(BOCT) YD.

CP

CSX

IHB

BOCT

WHITING

YD.

(EJE)

WHITING

YDS.

STANDARD

OIL YD.

STANDARD

IHB

IHB

EJE

WHITING

YD.

(IHB)

IHB

NS

(NS)

EJE

(IHB)

(CSS)

IHB

MICHIGAN

AVE. YD. (IHB)

IHB

EJE WHITING LAKE FRONT YD.

(EJE)

CSX

EJE

CURTIS

EJE PINE JCT

NS

CSX

EJE

NS

CSX

YD

PINE YD

EJE

BUFFINGTON YD

(NS)

(EJE)

(IHB)

(EJE)

NICTD-(CSS)

NS

KIRK YD

(EJE)

STOCKTON YD

EJE (EJE)

CN /IC (CH ICA GO )

CN/IC (JOLIET)

CN/IC (CHICAGO)

CSX

59TH ST

CSX

LAKE MICHIGAN

V

Y

Z

Aa

T

Ac

Aj

Am

Am2

58

47

41

39

36

28

33

17

55a

55b

A

K

G

1

8-11

GRAND RAPIDS

DETROIT

TOLEDO

FT WAYNE - TOLEDO - CLEVELAND - INDIANAPOLIS

FT WAYNE 

MICHIGAN CITY MICHIGAN CITY

SOUTH BEND 

N

RAILROAD NETWORK

AMTRAK - Amtrak

BRC - Belt Railway Company of Chicago

BNSF - Burlington Northern-Santa Fe

CN/IC - Canadian National/Illinois Central

CR - Conrail

CP - Canadian Pacific (Soo Line)

CRL - Chicago Rail Link

CSL - Chicago Short Line

CSS - Chicago, Southshore & Southbend

CSX - CSX Transportationl

EJE - Elgin, Joliet & Eastern

IAIS - Iowa Interstate

IHB - Indiana Harbor Belt

METRA - Metra

MJ - Manufacturers Junction

NICTD - Northern Ind. Commuter Trans. Dist.

NS - Norfolk Southern

UP - Union Pacific

WC - Wisconsin Central

Approximate Scale: 1” = 2.25 miles

DRAFT

NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION

APRIL 23, 2013

A-92

Chicago-Detroit/Pontiac Passenger Rail Corridor Program Tier 1 EIS
NODES

A - Chicago Union Station

G - St. Charles Air Line (Amtrak)

K - St. Charles Air Line (Metra Electric)

T - Grand Crossing

V - Burnside Crossing

Y - Kensington Junction

Z - Torrence Avenue Crossing

Aa - North Hammond

Ac - Gary, Ind.

Aj - Miller, Ind.

Am - Burns Harbor, Ind.

Am2 - Indiana Dunes (NICTD)

An - Porter, Ind.

Ao - Michigan City, Ind. (Not Shown)

SOUTH OF THE LAKE PROJECT AREA - ROUTE 8

LEVEL 1B COARSE SCREENING (Coarse Screening Route LXXX)

OG DE N

DUNE S

B UR NS

P OR T E R

WIL LOW

C R E E K

HAR B OR

P OR TAG E

G AR Y

HOB AR T

NE W

TOLLE S TON

C HIC AG O

S TAT IO N

LAK E

P OR T E R

DUNE

AC R E S

S ALT C R E E K

WIL LOW C R E E K

DEEP RIVER

C ALUME T L AGOON

P OR T O F

INDIANA

DE E P R IV E R

BU R NS D IT C H

94

90

90

94

65

(20)

C R 8 75

C R 2 0

(6)

C OUNT Y L NI E R D

C T Y R D 6 00

(130)

C T Y R D 7 00

E 2 9T H AV E

C OUNT Y R OAD 8 75

S WANS ON R D

C R 700

C R 6 25

CR 5 00

C R 4 50

McCOOL R D

C R 4 50

C R 4 00

WE S T P OR T

 DR

N L VI E R P OOL R D

E C LE VE LA ND

E 3 7T H AV E

N L AK E P AR K A V E

G R AND A V E

W 4 9T H AV E

W 1 0T H S T

E 1 0T H S T

OLD H OB AR T R D

S TONE AV E

UNIO N S T

W 3 7TH AVE (6)

(55)

B R OADWAY

E 4 9T H AV E

(20)

B R OADWAY

G R ANT S T

(12)

(20)

(51) LA KE S T

C OUNT Y L NI E R D

OAK AV E

OLD P OR T E R R D

P OR TAG E AV E

C E NT R AL AVE

S WANS ON R D

C R 5 00

(249)

BUR NS

HAR B OR

YAR D

(N S )

(249)

WE S T P OR T

 R D

(20)

C R 1 050

C R 1 275

C R 1 350

S AMUE LS ON 

R D

C R 1 225

C R 2 00

C R 2 00

CR 150

C R 1 00

C R 1 00

C R 1 50

S 2 3R D S T

WOODLAWN AV E

C R 

C R 1 00

C R 2 5

C R 1 350

WAV E R LY 

R D

(49)

S 1 1T H S T

(6)

NS C S X

IH B

C S X

EJ& E

E J & E

NS

NIC T D

EJE

C S X

(C S S & S B )

NS

CS X

C S X

C S X

NS

NS

C S X

NS

C SX

C S X

NICTD

(C S S S B )

NS

NICTD

(AMTRAK)

CSX

ion

Drainage

North Creek

Ditch

Wampum

Thorn

Lake

Creek

Hart

River

Little

Calumet

Ditch

Calumet Sag Channel

Fork

South

Flatfoot

Little Calumet River

Lake Cottage Grove

Lake

Harbor

Calumet

Calumet

Lake

Lake

Wolf

Horn

Powder

Grand Calumet 

Lake

R

Calumet River

Harbor

Calumet

East Lagoon

West

Lagoon

Lagoon

South

Burnham Park Harbor

South ranch B

AIRPORT

MEIGS

FIELD

Yacht Harbor

Calumet

Little

River

INDIANA HARBOR

Lake George

Harbor

Canal

Canal

Harlem Ave

Roberts Rd

State St

Michigan St.

Columbus

Indianapolis Blvd

Schrum Rd

Lansing Rd

Indiana Ave

od

167th St

53rd

ILLINOIS

INDIANA

183rd St

Ridge Rd

COOK COUNTY

LAKE COUNTY

Shefeld

St

119th St

Thornton Rd

CITY OF CHICAGO LIMIT

Tri State Tollway

79th St

State Rd

87th St

Cicero Ave

Central Ave

Southwest Hwy

139th St

135th St

123rd St

Wood St

Vermont

Broadway

Crawford Ave

Kedzie Ave

Columbus Ave

Vincennes Ave

115th St

Western Ave

Ashland Ave

Morgan St

Y

65th St

73rd St

C

Pul a ski Rd

Ashland AveAshland Ave

Marquette Rd

63rd St

59th St

Archer Ave

47th St

51st St

55th St

43rd St

Damen

Stevenson Expwy

C

Western Ave

35th

Damen

Blue Island Ave

Halsted St

Cermak

Adams

Roosevelt Rd

Cottage Grove Ave

South Chicago Ave

Chicago Skyway

State St

144th St

127th St

138th St

Sibley Blvd

159th St

154th St

Lincoln Av

Dolton Rd

130th St

Cottage Grove Ave

111th St

Halsted St

103rd St

State St

Dan Ryan Expwy

95th St

87th St

83rd St

Calumet Expwy

Stony Island Ave

Calumet Ave

State St

Burnham Ave

Brainard Ave

Road

Toll

106th St

Torrence Ave

Avenue O

100th

Mackinaw

Pershing

Dr Martin Luther King Jr. Dr

Vincennes Ave

79th St

76th St

71st St

State St

Indiana Ave

Michigan Ave

Root St

43rd

67th

63rd

Jeffery Blvd

Drexel

Woodlawn Ave

59th

Roosevelt Rd

Van Buren St

Canal St

Wallace St

Dan Ryan Expwy

18th

35th

Ohio

Lake Shore Drive

Yates Blvd

Av

Wicker Park Blvd

e

 St

Cline Ave

Joliet St

Main St

Blaine St

Kennedy

Ave

Ridge

Cline Ave

Ave

Lincoln Hwy

91st

Whitcomb

St

53rd St

Hendricks St

73rd Ave

Chase

Rd

St

Chase St

Drive

Indiana

Ave.

Kennedy

Chicago Ave

Mich.AveGuthrie St

90

290

55

41

41

94

1

57

12

20

90

90

41

94

41

7

43

83

294

50

41

30

53

912

94

80 6

20

12

90

12

20

12

83

294

94

6

6 94

80

83

41

41

41

152

CHICAGO

EVERGREEN

PARK

HOMETOWN

BURBANK

CHICAGO

RIDGE

LAWN

OAK

WORTH

MERRIONETTE

PARK

ALSIP

ISLAND

BLUE

SOUTH

HOLLAND

CALUMET

RIVERDALE

POSEN

ROBBINS

HARVEY

DIXMOOR

PARK

PHOENIX

DOLT ON

AIRPORT

HAMMOND

CHICAGO

CALUMET

CITY

BURNHAM

HAMMOND

HAMMOND

EAST

CHICAGO

GARY

DYER

ORNTON

LYNWOOD

LANSING

MUNSTER

SCHERERVILLE

GRIFFITH

HIGHLAND

MERRILLVILLE

Chicago

CN

BLUE ISLAND

YD

CN/IC (ELSDON)

CN/IC (CHICAGO)

CSX

CSX

(CSX)-IHB

GIBSON YD. IHB

WHITING

(IHB)

OIL YD.

STANDARD

AM 

C)

THORNTON JCT

INDUSTRIAL

S HOLLAND

INTERMODAL

CN/IC

PARK

UP

CSX

OAK GLEN

CN/IC (ELSDON)

CSX

MAYNARD

35TH ST YD

37TH ST YD

ENGLEWOOD

47TH YD (NS)

55TH ST YD

GRESHHAM

LONGWOOD

WASHINGTON

BARR YD

BLUE ISLAND YD.

METRA

CANAL ST YD

METRA-BN

NS

PULLMAN

WEST

IHB

NS (SWS)

(LEASED TO METRA)

CHICAGO

RIDGE

WORTH

OAK LAWN

OAK YD

ISLAND

BLUE

(IAIS-CRC)

[ROCK]

MIDLOTHIAN

BLUE ISL

JCT YD

ALSIP SPUR

CSX

CSX-IHB

(IHB)

ROBBINS

IHB

CP

N. HARVEY

YD

HARVEY

CSX CN/IC (ELSDON)

BURR

OAK

ISLAND

BOCT

123RD

BURR

ST

PRAIRIE

ST

BLUE

ASHLAND

AVE

RACINE

AVE

CN/IC

CSX

EVERGREEN

ASHBURN

PARK

NS

[ROCK]

107TH ST

METRA

119TH ST

115TH ST

111TH ST

ROCK

METRA

103RD ST HTS

(BOCT/SP)

91ST ST

95TH ST

99TH ST

79TH ST JCT

BRAINERD

METRA

ROCK

BRC

CLEARING INDUSTRIAL DIST

BRC

BRC

LE MOYNE

DIST

(NS)

AVE YD (NS)

ROCKWELL ST YD

BOCT

LANDERS

WRGHTWOOD

(NS)

YD

CN/IC (ELSDON)

BRC

CORWITH 

(BNSF)

PARK YD

BRIGHTON

(AMTRAK)

YD

BNSF

CN/IC

NS

CSX

FOREST

HILL YD

NS

BRC

BELT JCT

BRC

RAILPORT

43RD ST YD

CSX

CSX

CSX

(CN/IC)

(CN/IC)

(PROP)

ST YD

(NS)

LOOMIS

NS

NS

BRIGHTON PARK

BNSF

(UP)

CSX

CSX

NS

(UP)

BNSF

BRIDGEPORT YD

ASHLAND

IMX YD

(UP)

WESTERN AVE

YD (BN)

BN

FOX ST

YD (NS)

 (UP)

UP

(CN/IC)

HALSTED

HALSTED

NS

HEGEWISCH YD.

S CHICAGO YD

S CHICAGO YD

TERM. YD

DEERING

(CRL)

CALUMET

IRONDALE

CALUMET

HARBOR

SOUTH

(BRC-CSS)

RIDGE

(IC-CRL-CSS)

(ELECTRIC)

UP

IHB

HARVEY

(IHB)

IVANHOE

147TH ST

YARD

CENTER

(UP)

UP

STATE ST

(BOCT)

RIVERDALE

NS

CSX NS

KYD

(METRA)

CSX

DOLTON

125TH

ST YD IHB

NS

NICTD

103RD ST

STEWART

UP

111TH ST

115TH ST

107TH ST

(BRC)

OAKDALE

CRL

87TH

ST YD

NS

METRA C

UP

BRC

 BRC

NS-CRL

NS

NS

KENSINGTON YD

ST YD

115TH

NS

CALUMET

(NS) YD

PULLMAN JCT

METRA

97TH ST

96TH ST

91ST ST

YD (NS) CN/IC

87TH ST

83RD

ST

NS

NS

CALUMET CITY

(CSS )

IHB

CALUMET PARK

CALUMET CITY YD.

IHB

(IHB)

NS

STATE LINE YD.

HEGEWISCH

NICTD

NS

NS

NS

CRL IHB

NS

IHB

(CSS)

HAMMOND

CSX-IHB

N.

BURNHAM

YDS.

(IHB-CSS-BRC)

IHB

EJE

(NS)

110TH ST

103RD ST

SO CHICAGO (BRC)

IRONDALE

(IHB-CR)

YD

YD

BRC

NS

RIVER LINE

YD

DOCK

87TH ST

91ST ST

83RD ST

(BRC) BRC

BRC

BRC

EJE

100TH ST YD

COLEHOUR YD

IHB

(EJE)

EJE

EJE NS

ROBERTSDALE

(NS)

S CHICAGO YD

EJE

(CSL)

MAWR

SHORE

SOUTH

BRYN

PARK MANOR

47TH ST

ENGLEWOOD YD

YD (NS)

METRA

[ROCK]

METRA

METRA

(NS)

METRA

NS

NS

47TH

ST YD

47TH ST

(NS)

(NS)

NS

RAIL

LINK

YD

(ROCK)

STONY ISLAND

75TH ST

67TH ST

METRA

(ELECTRIC)

(ELECTRIC DISTRICT)

79TH ST

63 ST

AVE

PARK

HYDE

57 ST

53 ST

59 ST

47 ST

METRA (ELECTRIC)

METRA (ROCK)

21ST ST

(SCAL)

METRA

NS

27 ST

YD

IC

23 ST

LASALLE ST

RANDOLPH ST

METRA

MV YD

(METRA)

AMTRAK

STA

AMTRAK

YD

(ROCK)

MPT

STA

UNION

YD (UP)

METRA

18 ST

STATE ST

YARD

(CN/IC-UP)

WINDSOR

PARK

79TH ST

IC

GARY

GIBSON

GIBSON

[MILLER BRANCH]

GRIFFITH

IVANHOE

HARTSDALE YD

(EJE)

EJE

NS

NS

HAYS

OSBORN YD

(NS-IHB)

CN/IC (ELSDON)

TRANSFER YD.

NS

(IHB)

EJE

CN/IC (SOUTH BEND)

VAN LOON YARD

SOUTH

VAN LOON YARD

NORTH

VAN LOON

CSX

NS

TOLLESTON

CLARKE JCT

INDIANA HARBOR YD

LAKE FRONT YD

LAKE FRONT YD

EAST CHICAGO YD.

GRASSELLI

(IHB)

INDIANA

HARBOR

E. CHICAGO

EAST CHICAGO

EAST CHICAGO

YD.

(BOCT) YD.

CP

CSX

IHB

BOCT

WHITING

YD.

(EJE)

WHITING

YDS.

STANDARD

OIL YD.

STANDARD

IHB

IHB

EJE

WHITING

YD.

(IHB)

IHB

NS

(NS)

EJE

(IHB)

(CSS)

IHB

MICHIGAN

AVE. YD. (IHB)

IHB

EJE WHITING LAKE FRONT YD.

(EJE)

CSX

EJE

CURTIS

EJE PINE JCT

NS

CSX

EJE

NS

CSX

YD

PINE YD

EJE

BUFFINGTON YD

(NS)

(EJE)

(IHB)

(EJE)

NICTD-(CSS)

NS

KIRK YD

(EJE)

STOCKTON YD

EJE (EJE)

CN /IC (CH ICA GO )

CN/IC (JOLIET)

CN/IC (CHICAGO)

CSX

59TH ST

CSX

LAKE MICHIGAN

V

Y

Z

Aa

T

Ac

Aj

Am

Am2

47

41

39

36

28

33

17

55a

55b

A

K

G

1

8-11

An

59

65

GRAND RAPIDS

DETROIT

TOLEDO

FT WAYNE - TOLEDO - CLEVELAND - INDIANAPOLIS

FT WAYNE 

MICHIGAN CITY MICHIGAN CITY

SOUTH BEND 

N

RAILROAD NETWORK

AMTRAK - Amtrak

BRC - Belt Railway Company of Chicago

BNSF - Burlington Northern-Santa Fe

CN/IC - Canadian National/Illinois Central

CR - Conrail

CP - Canadian Pacific (Soo Line)

CRL - Chicago Rail Link

CSL - Chicago Short Line

CSS - Chicago, Southshore & Southbend

CSX - CSX Transportationl

EJE - Elgin, Joliet & Eastern

IAIS - Iowa Interstate

IHB - Indiana Harbor Belt

METRA - Metra

MJ - Manufacturers Junction

NICTD - Northern Ind. Commuter Trans. Dist.

NS - Norfolk Southern

UP - Union Pacific

WC - Wisconsin Central

Approximate Scale: 1” = 2.25 miles

DRAFT

NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION

APRIL 23, 2013

A-93

Chicago-Detroit/Pontiac Passenger Rail Corridor Program Tier 1 EIS
NODES

A - Chicago Union Station

G - St. Charles Air Line (Amtrak)

K - St. Charles Air Line (Metra Electric)

T - Grand Crossing

V - Burnside Crossing

Y - Kensington Junction

Ad - Tolleston, Ind.

Ag - Gary Greenfield Connection

Ai - Lake Station, Ind.

Al - Willow Creek, Ind.

An - Porter, Ind.

Ao - Michigan City, Ind. (Not Shown)

SOUTH OF THE LAKE PROJECT AREA - ROUTE 9

LEVEL 1B COARSE SCREENING (Coarse Screening Route LXXXIV)

OG DE N

DUNE S

B UR NS

P OR T E R

WIL LOW

C R E E K

HAR B OR

P OR TAG E

G AR Y

HOB AR T

NE W

TOLLE S TON

C HIC AG O

S TAT IO N

LAK E

P OR T E R

DUNE

AC R E S

S ALT C R E E K

WIL LOW C R E E K

DEEP RIVER

C ALUME T L AGOON

P OR T O F

INDIANA

DE E P R IV E R

BU R NS D IT C H

94

90

90

94

65

(20)

C R 8 75

C R 2 0

(6)

C OUNT Y L NI E R D

C T Y R D 6 00

(130)

C T Y R D 7 00

E 2 9T H AV E

C OUNT Y R OAD 8 75

S WANS ON R D

C R 700

C R 6 25

CR 5 00

C R 4 50

McCOOL R D

C R 4 50

C R 4 00

WE S T P OR T

 DR

N L VI E R P OOL R D

E C LE VE LA ND

E 3 7T H AV E

N L AK E P AR K A V E

G R AND A V E

W 4 9T H AV E

W 1 0T H S T

E 1 0T H S T

OLD H OB AR T R D

S TONE AV E

UNIO N S T

W 3 7TH AVE (6)

(55)

B R OADWAY

E 4 9T H AV E

(20)

B R OADWAY

G R ANT S T

(12)

(20)

(51) LA KE S T

C OUNT Y L NI E R D

OAK AV E

OLD P OR T E R R D

P OR TAG E AV E

C E NT R AL AVE

S WANS ON R D

C R 5 00

(249)

BUR NS

HAR B OR

YAR D

(N S )

(249)

WE S T P OR T

 R D

(20)

C R 1 050

C R 1 275

C R 1 350

S AMUE LS ON 

R D

C R 1 225

C R 2 00

C R 2 00

CR 150

C R 1 00

C R 1 00

C R 1 50

S 2 3R D S T

WOODLAWN AV E

C R 

C R 1 00

C R 2 5

C R 1 350

WAV E R LY 

R D

(49)

S 1 1T H S T

(6)

NS C S X

IH B

C S X

EJ& E

E J & E

NS

NIC T D

EJE

C S X

(C S S & S B )

NS

CS X

C S X

C S X

NS

NS

C S X

NS

C SX

C S X

NICTD

(C S S S B )

NS

NICTD

(AMTRAK)

CSX

ion

Drainage

North Creek

Ditch

Wampum

Thorn

Lake

Creek

Hart

River

Little

Calumet

Ditch

Calumet Sag Channel

Fork

South

Flatfoot

Little Calumet River

Lake Cottage Grove

Lake

Harbor

Calumet

Calumet

Lake

Lake

Wolf

Horn

Powder

Grand Calumet 

Lake

R

Calumet River

Harbor

Calumet

East Lagoon

West

Lagoon

Lagoon

South

Burnham Park Harbor

South ranch B

AIRPORT

MEIGS

FIELD

Yacht Harbor

Calumet

Little

River

INDIANA HARBOR

Lake George

Harbor

Canal

Canal

Harlem Ave

Roberts Rd

State St

Michigan St.

Columbus

Indianapolis Blvd

Schrum Rd

Lansing Rd

Indiana Ave

od

167th St

53rd

ILLINOIS

INDIANA

183rd St

Ridge Rd

COOK COUNTY

LAKE COUNTY

Shefeld

St

119th St

Thornton Rd

CITY OF CHICAGO LIMIT

Tri State Tollway

79th St

State Rd

87th St

Cicero Ave

Central Ave

Southwest Hwy

139th St

135th St

123rd St

Wood St

Vermont

Broadway

Crawford Ave

Kedzie Ave

Columbus Ave

Vincennes Ave

115th St

Western Ave

Ashland Ave

Morgan St

Y

65th St

73rd St

C

Pul a ski Rd

Ashland AveAshland Ave

Marquette Rd

63rd St

59th St

Archer Ave

47th St

51st St

55th St

43rd St

Damen

Stevenson Expwy

C

Western Ave

35th

Damen

Blue Island Ave

Halsted St

Cermak

Adams

Roosevelt Rd

Cottage Grove Ave

South Chicago Ave

Chicago Skyway

State St

144th St

127th St

138th St

Sibley Blvd

159th St

154th St

Lincoln Av

Dolton Rd

130th St

Cottage Grove Ave

111th St

Halsted St

103rd St

State St

Dan Ryan Expwy

95th St

87th St

83rd St

Calumet Expwy

Stony Island Ave

Calumet Ave

State St

Burnham Ave

Brainard Ave

Road

Toll

106th St

Torrence Ave

Avenue O

100th

Mackinaw

Pershing

Dr Martin Luther King Jr. Dr

Vincennes Ave

79th St

76th St

71st St

State St

Indiana Ave

Michigan Ave

Root St

43rd

67th

63rd

Jeffery Blvd

Drexel

Woodlawn Ave

59th

Roosevelt Rd

Van Buren St

Canal St

Wallace St

Dan Ryan Expwy

18th

35th

Ohio

Lake Shore Drive

Yates Blvd

Av

Wicker Park Blvd

e

 St

Cline Ave

Joliet St

Main St

Blaine St

Kennedy

Ave

Ridge

Cline Ave

Ave

Lincoln Hwy

91st

Whitcomb

St

53rd St

Hendricks St

73rd Ave

Chase

Rd

St

Chase St

Drive

Indiana

Ave.

Kennedy

Chicago Ave

Mich.AveGuthrie St

90

290

55

41

41

94

1

57

12

20

90

90

41

94

41

7

43

83

294

50

41

30

53

912

94

80 6

20

12

90

12

20

12

83

294

94

6

6 94

80

83

41

41

41

152

CHICAGO

EVERGREEN

PARK

HOMETOWN

BURBANK

CHICAGO

RIDGE

LAWN

OAK

WORTH

MERRIONETTE

PARK

ALSIP

ISLAND

BLUE

SOUTH

HOLLAND

CALUMET

RIVERDALE

POSEN

ROBBINS

HARVEY

DIXMOOR

PARK

PHOENIX

DOLT ON

AIRPORT

HAMMOND

CHICAGO

CALUMET

CITY

BURNHAM

HAMMOND

HAMMOND

EAST

CHICAGO

GARY

DYER

ORNTON

LYNWOOD

LANSING

MUNSTER

SCHERERVILLE

GRIFFITH

HIGHLAND

MERRILLVILLE

Chicago

CN

BLUE ISLAND

YD

CN/IC (ELSDON)

CN/IC (CHICAGO)

CSX

CSX

(CSX)-IHB

GIBSON YD. IHB

WHITING

(IHB)

OIL YD.

STANDARD

AM 

C)

THORNTON JCT

INDUSTRIAL

S HOLLAND

INTERMODAL

CN/IC

PARK

UP

CSX

OAK GLEN

CN/IC (ELSDON)

CSX

MAYNARD

35TH ST YD

37TH ST YD

ENGLEWOOD

47TH YD (NS)

55TH ST YD

GRESHHAM

LONGWOOD

WASHINGTON

BARR YD

BLUE ISLAND YD.

METRA

CANAL ST YD

METRA-BN

NS

PULLMAN

WEST

IHB

NS (SWS)

(LEASED TO METRA)

CHICAGO

RIDGE

WORTH

OAK LAWN

OAK YD

ISLAND

BLUE

(IAIS-CRC)

[ROCK]

MIDLOTHIAN

BLUE ISL

JCT YD

ALSIP SPUR

CSX

CSX-IHB

(IHB)

ROBBINS

IHB

CP

N. HARVEY

YD

HARVEY

CSX CN/IC (ELSDON)

BURR

OAK

ISLAND

BOCT

123RD

BURR

ST

PRAIRIE

ST

BLUE

ASHLAND

AVE

RACINE

AVE

CN/IC

CSX

EVERGREEN

ASHBURN

PARK

NS

[ROCK]

107TH ST

METRA

119TH ST

115TH ST

111TH ST

ROCK

METRA

103RD ST HTS

(BOCT/SP)

91ST ST

95TH ST

99TH ST

79TH ST JCT

BRAINERD

METRA

ROCK

BRC

CLEARING INDUSTRIAL DIST

BRC

BRC

LE MOYNE

DIST

(NS)

AVE YD (NS)

ROCKWELL ST YD

BOCT

LANDERS

WRGHTWOOD

(NS)

YD

CN/IC (ELSDON)

BRC

CORWITH 

(BNSF)

PARK YD

BRIGHTON

(AMTRAK)

YD

BNSF

CN/IC

NS

CSX

FOREST

HILL YD

NS

BRC

BELT JCT

BRC

RAILPORT

43RD ST YD

CSX

CSX

CSX

(CN/IC)

(CN/IC)

(PROP)

ST YD

(NS)

LOOMIS

NS

NS

BRIGHTON PARK

BNSF

(UP)

CSX

CSX

NS

(UP)

BNSF

BRIDGEPORT YD

ASHLAND

IMX YD

(UP)

WESTERN AVE

YD (BN)

BN

FOX ST

YD (NS)

 (UP)

UP

(CN/IC)

HALSTED

HALSTED

NS

HEGEWISCH YD.

S CHICAGO YD

S CHICAGO YD

TERM. YD

DEERING

(CRL)

CALUMET

IRONDALE

CALUMET

HARBOR

SOUTH

(BRC-CSS)

RIDGE

(IC-CRL-CSS)

(ELECTRIC)

UP

IHB

HARVEY

(IHB)

IVANHOE

147TH ST

YARD

CENTER

(UP)

UP

STATE ST

(BOCT)

RIVERDALE

NS

CSX NS

KYD

(METRA)

CSX

DOLTON

125TH

ST YD IHB

NS

NICTD

103RD ST

STEWART

UP

111TH ST

115TH ST

107TH ST

(BRC)

OAKDALE

CRL

87TH

ST YD

NS

METRA C

UP

BRC

 BRC

NS-CRL

NS

NS

KENSINGTON YD

ST YD

115TH

NS

CALUMET

(NS) YD

PULLMAN JCT

METRA

97TH ST

96TH ST

91ST ST

YD (NS) CN/IC

87TH ST

83RD

ST

NS

NS

CALUMET CITY

(CSS )

IHB

CALUMET PARK

CALUMET CITY YD.

IHB

(IHB)

NS

STATE LINE YD.

HEGEWISCH

NICTD

NS

NS

NS

CRL IHB

NS

IHB

(CSS)

HAMMOND

CSX-IHB

N.

BURNHAM

YDS.

(IHB-CSS-BRC)

IHB

EJE

(NS)

110TH ST

103RD ST

SO CHICAGO (BRC)

IRONDALE

(IHB-CR)

YD

YD

BRC

NS

RIVER LINE

YD

DOCK

87TH ST

91ST ST

83RD ST

(BRC) BRC

BRC

BRC

EJE

100TH ST YD

COLEHOUR YD

IHB

(EJE)

EJE

EJE NS

ROBERTSDALE

(NS)

S CHICAGO YD

EJE

(CSL)

MAWR

SHORE

SOUTH

BRYN

PARK MANOR

47TH ST

ENGLEWOOD YD

YD (NS)

METRA

[ROCK]

METRA

METRA

(NS)

METRA

NS

NS

47TH

ST YD

47TH ST

(NS)

(NS)

NS

RAIL

LINK

YD

(ROCK)

STONY ISLAND

75TH ST

67TH ST

METRA

(ELECTRIC)

(ELECTRIC DISTRICT)

79TH ST

63 ST

AVE

PARK

HYDE

57 ST

53 ST

59 ST

47 ST

METRA (ELECTRIC)

METRA (ROCK)

21ST ST

(SCAL)

METRA

NS

27 ST

YD

IC

23 ST

LASALLE ST

RANDOLPH ST

METRA

MV YD

(METRA)

AMTRAK

STA

AMTRAK

YD

(ROCK)

MPT

STA

UNION

YD (UP)

METRA

18 ST

STATE ST

YARD

(CN/IC-UP)

WINDSOR

PARK

79TH ST

IC

GARY

GIBSON

GIBSON

[MILLER BRANCH]

GRIFFITH

IVANHOE

HARTSDALE YD

(EJE)

EJE

NS

NS

HAYS

OSBORN YD

(NS-IHB)

CN/IC (ELSDON)

TRANSFER YD.

NS

(IHB)

EJE

CN/IC (SOUTH BEND)

VAN LOON YARD

SOUTH

VAN LOON YARD

NORTH

VAN LOON

CSX

NS

TOLLESTON

CLARKE JCT

INDIANA HARBOR YD

LAKE FRONT YD

LAKE FRONT YD

EAST CHICAGO YD.

GRASSELLI

(IHB)

INDIANA

HARBOR

E. CHICAGO

EAST CHICAGO

EAST CHICAGO

YD.

(BOCT) YD.

CP

CSX

IHB

BOCT

WHITING

YD.

(EJE)

WHITING

YDS.

STANDARD

OIL YD.

STANDARD

IHB

IHB

EJE

WHITING

YD.

(IHB)

IHB

NS

(NS)

EJE

(IHB)

(CSS)

IHB

MICHIGAN

AVE. YD. (IHB)

IHB

EJE WHITING LAKE FRONT YD.

(EJE)

CSX

EJE

CURTIS

EJE PINE JCT

NS

CSX

EJE

NS

CSX

YD

PINE YD

EJE

BUFFINGTON YD

(NS)

(EJE)

(IHB)

(EJE)

NICTD-(CSS)

NS

KIRK YD

(EJE)

STOCKTON YD

EJE (EJE)

CN /IC (CH ICA GO )

CN/IC (JOLIET)

CN/IC (CHICAGO)

CSX

59TH ST

CSX

LAKE MICHIGAN

Y

T

Ag

Ai

Al

An

Ad

52

37

28

33

57

60

17

65

A

K

G

1

8-11

V

Two alignment options exist between Tolleston (Node 

Ad) and the Gary Greenfield Connection (Ag). Route 9 

utilizes the IHB Dune Branch instead of the CSX Porter 

Subdivision.

NOTES

48a

48a

GRAND RAPIDS

DETROIT

TOLEDO

FT WAYNE - TOLEDO - CLEVELAND - INDIANAPOLIS

FT WAYNE 

MICHIGAN CITY MICHIGAN CITY

SOUTH BEND 

N

RAILROAD NETWORK

AMTRAK - Amtrak

BRC - Belt Railway Company of Chicago

BNSF - Burlington Northern-Santa Fe

CN/IC - Canadian National/Illinois Central

CR - Conrail

CP - Canadian Pacific (Soo Line)

CRL - Chicago Rail Link

CSL - Chicago Short Line

CSS - Chicago, Southshore & Southbend

CSX - CSX Transportationl

EJE - Elgin, Joliet & Eastern

IAIS - Iowa Interstate

IHB - Indiana Harbor Belt

METRA - Metra

MJ - Manufacturers Junction

NICTD - Northern Ind. Commuter Trans. Dist.

NS - Norfolk Southern

UP - Union Pacific

WC - Wisconsin Central

Approximate Scale: 1” = 2.25 miles

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NODES

A - Chicago Union Station

G - St. Charles Air Line (Amtrak)

K - St. Charles Air Line (Metra Electric)

T - Grand Crossing

V - Burnside Crossing

Y - Kensington Junction

Ad - Tolleston, Ind.

Ag - Gary Greenfield Connection

Ai - Lake Station, Ind.

Al - Willow Creek, Ind.

An - Porter, Ind.

Ao - Michigan City, Ind. (Not Shown)

SOUTH OF THE LAKE PROJECT AREA - ROUTE 10

LEVEL 1B COARSE SCREENING (Coarse Screening Route LXXXV)

OG DE N

DUNE S

B UR NS

P OR T E R

WIL LOW

C R E E K

HAR B OR

P OR TAG E

G AR Y

HOB AR T

NE W

TOLLE S TON

C HIC AG O

S TAT IO N

LAK E

P OR T E R

DUNE

AC R E S

S ALT C R E E K

WIL LOW C R E E K

DEEP RIVER

C ALUME T L AGOON

P OR T O F

INDIANA

DE E P R IV E R

BU R NS D IT C H

94

90

90

94

65

(20)

C R 8 75

C R 2 0

(6)

C OUNT Y L NI E R D

C T Y R D 6 00

(130)

C T Y R D 7 00

E 2 9T H AV E

C OUNT Y R OAD 8 75

S WANS ON R D

C R 700

C R 6 25

CR 5 00

C R 4 50

McCOOL R D

C R 4 50

C R 4 00

WE S T P OR T

 DR

N L VI E R P OOL R D

E C LE VE LA ND

E 3 7T H AV E

N L AK E P AR K A V E

G R AND A V E

W 4 9T H AV E

W 1 0T H S T

E 1 0T H S T

OLD H OB AR T R D

S TONE AV E

UNIO N S T

W 3 7TH AVE (6)

(55)

B R OADWAY

E 4 9T H AV E

(20)

B R OADWAY

G R ANT S T

(12)

(20)

(51) LA KE S T

C OUNT Y L NI E R D

OAK AV E

OLD P OR T E R R D

P OR TAG E AV E

C E NT R AL AVE

S WANS ON R D

C R 5 00

(249)

BUR NS

HAR B OR

YAR D

(N S )

(249)

WE S T P OR T

 R D

(20)

C R 1 050

C R 1 275

C R 1 350

S AMUE LS ON 

R D

C R 1 225

C R 2 00

C R 2 00

CR 150

C R 1 00

C R 1 00

C R 1 50

S 2 3R D S T

WOODLAWN AV E

C R 

C R 1 00

C R 2 5

C R 1 350

WAV E R LY 

R D

(49)

S 1 1T H S T

(6)

NS C S X

IH B

C S X

EJ& E

E J & E

NS

NIC T D

EJE

C S X

(C S S & S B )

NS

CS X

C S X

C S X

NS

NS

C S X

NS

C SX

C S X

NICTD

(C S S S B )

NS

NICTD

(AMTRAK)

CSX

ion

Drainage

North Creek

Ditch

Wampum

Thorn

Lake

Creek

Hart

River

Little

Calumet

Ditch

Calumet Sag Channel

Fork

South

Flatfoot

Little Calumet River

Lake Cottage Grove

Lake

Harbor

Calumet

Calumet

Lake

Lake

Wolf

Horn

Powder

Grand Calumet 

Lake

R

Calumet River

Harbor

Calumet

East Lagoon

West

Lagoon

Lagoon

South

Burnham Park Harbor

South ranch B

AIRPORT

MEIGS

FIELD

Yacht Harbor

Calumet

Little

River

INDIANA HARBOR

Lake George

Harbor

Canal

Canal

Harlem Ave

Roberts Rd

State St

Michigan St.

Columbus

Indianapolis Blvd

Schrum Rd

Lansing Rd

Indiana Ave

od

167th St

53rd

ILLINOIS

INDIANA

183rd St

Ridge Rd

COOK COUNTY

LAKE COUNTY

Shefeld

St

119th St

Thornton Rd

CITY OF CHICAGO LIMIT

Tri State Tollway

79th St

State Rd

87th St

Cicero Ave

Central Ave

Southwest Hwy

139th St

135th St

123rd St

Wood St

Vermont

Broadway

Crawford Ave

Kedzie Ave

Columbus Ave

Vincennes Ave

115th St

Western Ave

Ashland Ave

Morgan St

Y

65th St

73rd St

C

Pul a ski Rd

Ashland AveAshland Ave

Marquette Rd

63rd St

59th St

Archer Ave

47th St

51st St

55th St

43rd St

Damen

Stevenson Expwy

C

Western Ave

35th

Damen

Blue Island Ave

Halsted St

Cermak

Adams

Roosevelt Rd

Cottage Grove Ave

South Chicago Ave

Chicago Skyway

State St

144th St

127th St

138th St

Sibley Blvd

159th St

154th St

Lincoln Av

Dolton Rd

130th St

Cottage Grove Ave

111th St

Halsted St

103rd St

State St

Dan Ryan Expwy

95th St

87th St

83rd St

Calumet Expwy

Stony Island Ave

Calumet Ave

State St

Burnham Ave

Brainard Ave

Road

Toll

106th St

Torrence Ave

Avenue O

100th

Mackinaw

Pershing

Dr Martin Luther King Jr. Dr

Vincennes Ave

79th St

76th St

71st St

State St

Indiana Ave

Michigan Ave

Root St

43rd

67th

63rd

Jeffery Blvd

Drexel

Woodlawn Ave

59th

Roosevelt Rd

Van Buren St

Canal St

Wallace St

Dan Ryan Expwy

18th

35th

Ohio

Lake Shore Drive

Yates Blvd

Av

Wicker Park Blvd

e

 St

Cline Ave

Joliet St

Main St

Blaine St

Kennedy

Ave

Ridge

Cline Ave

Ave

Lincoln Hwy

91st

Whitcomb

St

53rd St

Hendricks St

73rd Ave

Chase

Rd

St

Chase St

Drive

Indiana

Ave.

Kennedy

Chicago Ave

Mich.AveGuthrie St

90

290

55

41

41

94

1

57

12

20

90

90

41

94

41

7

43

83

294

50

41

30

53

912

94

80 6

20

12

90

12

20

12

83

294

94

6

6 94

80

83

41

41

41

152

CHICAGO

EVERGREEN

PARK

HOMETOWN

BURBANK

CHICAGO

RIDGE

LAWN

OAK

WORTH

MERRIONETTE

PARK

ALSIP

ISLAND

BLUE

SOUTH

HOLLAND

CALUMET

RIVERDALE

POSEN

ROBBINS

HARVEY

DIXMOOR

PARK

PHOENIX

DOLT ON

AIRPORT

HAMMOND

CHICAGO

CALUMET

CITY

BURNHAM

HAMMOND

HAMMOND

EAST

CHICAGO

GARY

DYER

ORNTON

LYNWOOD

LANSING

MUNSTER

SCHERERVILLE

GRIFFITH

HIGHLAND

MERRILLVILLE

Chicago

CN

BLUE ISLAND

YD

CN/IC (ELSDON)

CN/IC (CHICAGO)

CSX

CSX

(CSX)-IHB

GIBSON YD. IHB

WHITING

(IHB)

OIL YD.

STANDARD

AM 

C)

THORNTON JCT

INDUSTRIAL

S HOLLAND

INTERMODAL

CN/IC

PARK

UP

CSX

OAK GLEN

CN/IC (ELSDON)

CSX

MAYNARD

35TH ST YD

37TH ST YD

ENGLEWOOD

47TH YD (NS)

55TH ST YD

GRESHHAM

LONGWOOD

WASHINGTON

BARR YD

BLUE ISLAND YD.

METRA

CANAL ST YD

METRA-BN

NS

PULLMAN

WEST

IHB

NS (SWS)

(LEASED TO METRA)

CHICAGO

RIDGE

WORTH

OAK LAWN

OAK YD

ISLAND

BLUE

(IAIS-CRC)

[ROCK]

MIDLOTHIAN

BLUE ISL

JCT YD

ALSIP SPUR

CSX

CSX-IHB

(IHB)

ROBBINS

IHB

CP

N. HARVEY

YD

HARVEY

CSX CN/IC (ELSDON)

BURR

OAK

ISLAND

BOCT

123RD

BURR

ST

PRAIRIE

ST

BLUE

ASHLAND

AVE

RACINE

AVE

CN/IC

CSX

EVERGREEN

ASHBURN

PARK

NS

[ROCK]

107TH ST

METRA

119TH ST

115TH ST

111TH ST

ROCK

METRA

103RD ST HTS

(BOCT/SP)

91ST ST

95TH ST

99TH ST

79TH ST JCT

BRAINERD

METRA

ROCK

BRC

CLEARING INDUSTRIAL DIST

BRC

BRC

LE MOYNE

DIST

(NS)

AVE YD (NS)

ROCKWELL ST YD

BOCT

LANDERS

WRGHTWOOD

(NS)

YD

CN/IC (ELSDON)

BRC

CORWITH 

(BNSF)

PARK YD

BRIGHTON

(AMTRAK)

YD

BNSF

CN/IC

NS

CSX

FOREST

HILL YD

NS

BRC

BELT JCT

BRC

RAILPORT

43RD ST YD

CSX

CSX

CSX

(CN/IC)

(CN/IC)

(PROP)

ST YD

(NS)

LOOMIS

NS

NS

BRIGHTON PARK

BNSF

(UP)

CSX

CSX

NS

(UP)

BNSF

BRIDGEPORT YD

ASHLAND

IMX YD

(UP)

WESTERN AVE

YD (BN)

BN

FOX ST

YD (NS)

 (UP)

UP

(CN/IC)

HALSTED

HALSTED

NS

HEGEWISCH YD.

S CHICAGO YD

S CHICAGO YD

TERM. YD

DEERING

(CRL)

CALUMET

IRONDALE

CALUMET

HARBOR

SOUTH

(BRC-CSS)

RIDGE

(IC-CRL-CSS)

(ELECTRIC)

UP

IHB

HARVEY

(IHB)

IVANHOE

147TH ST

YARD

CENTER

(UP)

UP

STATE ST

(BOCT)

RIVERDALE

NS

CSX NS

KYD

(METRA)

CSX

DOLTON

125TH

ST YD IHB

NS

NICTD

103RD ST

STEWART

UP

111TH ST

115TH ST

107TH ST

(BRC)

OAKDALE

CRL

87TH

ST YD

NS

METRA C

UP

BRC

 BRC

NS-CRL

NS

NS

KENSINGTON YD

ST YD

115TH

NS

CALUMET

(NS) YD

PULLMAN JCT

METRA

97TH ST

96TH ST

91ST ST

YD (NS) CN/IC

87TH ST

83RD

ST

NS

NS

CALUMET CITY

(CSS )

IHB

CALUMET PARK

CALUMET CITY YD.

IHB

(IHB)

NS

STATE LINE YD.

HEGEWISCH

NICTD

NS

NS

NS

CRL IHB

NS

IHB

(CSS)

HAMMOND

CSX-IHB

N.

BURNHAM

YDS.

(IHB-CSS-BRC)

IHB

EJE

(NS)

110TH ST

103RD ST

SO CHICAGO (BRC)

IRONDALE

(IHB-CR)

YD

YD

BRC

NS

RIVER LINE

YD

DOCK

87TH ST

91ST ST

83RD ST

(BRC) BRC

BRC

BRC

EJE

100TH ST YD

COLEHOUR YD

IHB

(EJE)

EJE

EJE NS

ROBERTSDALE

(NS)

S CHICAGO YD

EJE

(CSL)

MAWR

SHORE

SOUTH

BRYN

PARK MANOR

47TH ST

ENGLEWOOD YD

YD (NS)

METRA

[ROCK]

METRA

METRA

(NS)

METRA

NS

NS

47TH

ST YD

47TH ST

(NS)

(NS)

NS

RAIL

LINK

YD

(ROCK)

STONY ISLAND

75TH ST

67TH ST

METRA

(ELECTRIC)

(ELECTRIC DISTRICT)

79TH ST

63 ST

AVE

PARK

HYDE

57 ST

53 ST

59 ST

47 ST

METRA (ELECTRIC)

METRA (ROCK)

21ST ST

(SCAL)

METRA

NS

27 ST

YD

IC

23 ST

LASALLE ST

RANDOLPH ST

METRA

MV YD

(METRA)

AMTRAK

STA

AMTRAK

YD

(ROCK)

MPT

STA

UNION

YD (UP)

METRA

18 ST

STATE ST

YARD

(CN/IC-UP)

WINDSOR

PARK

79TH ST

IC

GARY

GIBSON

GIBSON

[MILLER BRANCH]

GRIFFITH

IVANHOE

HARTSDALE YD

(EJE)

EJE

NS

NS

HAYS

OSBORN YD

(NS-IHB)

CN/IC (ELSDON)

TRANSFER YD.

NS

(IHB)

EJE

CN/IC (SOUTH BEND)

VAN LOON YARD

SOUTH

VAN LOON YARD

NORTH

VAN LOON

CSX

NS

TOLLESTON

CLARKE JCT

INDIANA HARBOR YD

LAKE FRONT YD

LAKE FRONT YD

EAST CHICAGO YD.

GRASSELLI

(IHB)

INDIANA

HARBOR

E. CHICAGO

EAST CHICAGO

EAST CHICAGO

YD.

(BOCT) YD.

CP

CSX

IHB

BOCT

WHITING

YD.

(EJE)

WHITING

YDS.

STANDARD

OIL YD.

STANDARD

IHB

IHB

EJE

WHITING

YD.

(IHB)

IHB

NS

(NS)

EJE

(IHB)

(CSS)

IHB

MICHIGAN

AVE. YD. (IHB)

IHB

EJE WHITING LAKE FRONT YD.

(EJE)

CSX

EJE

CURTIS

EJE PINE JCT

NS

CSX

EJE

NS

CSX

YD

PINE YD

EJE

BUFFINGTON YD

(NS)

(EJE)

(IHB)

(EJE)

NICTD-(CSS)

NS

KIRK YD

(EJE)

STOCKTON YD

EJE (EJE)

CN /IC (CH ICA GO )

CN/IC (JOLIET)

CN/IC (CHICAGO)

CSX

59TH ST

CSX

LAKE MICHIGAN

Y

T

Ag

Ai

Al

An

Ad

52

37

28

33

57

60

17

49

65

A

K

G

1

8-11

V

Two alignment options exist between Tolleston (Node 

Ad) and the Gary Greenfield Connection (Ag). Route 10 

utilizes the CSX Porter Subdivision instead of the IHB 

Dune Branch.

49

NOTES

GRAND RAPIDS

DETROIT

TOLEDO

FT WAYNE - TOLEDO - CLEVELAND - INDIANAPOLIS

FT WAYNE 

MICHIGAN CITY MICHIGAN CITY

SOUTH BEND 

N

RAILROAD NETWORK

AMTRAK - Amtrak

BRC - Belt Railway Company of Chicago

BNSF - Burlington Northern-Santa Fe

CN/IC - Canadian National/Illinois Central

CR - Conrail

CP - Canadian Pacific (Soo Line)

CRL - Chicago Rail Link

CSL - Chicago Short Line

CSS - Chicago, Southshore & Southbend

CSX - CSX Transportationl

EJE - Elgin, Joliet & Eastern

IAIS - Iowa Interstate

IHB - Indiana Harbor Belt

METRA - Metra

MJ - Manufacturers Junction

NICTD - Northern Ind. Commuter Trans. Dist.

NS - Norfolk Southern

UP - Union Pacific

WC - Wisconsin Central

Approximate Scale: 1” = 2.25 miles

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APRIL 23, 2013

A-95

Chicago-Detroit/Pontiac Passenger Rail Corridor Program Tier 1 EIS