page_title: La Grange, Illinois
section_title: Transportation
hierarchical_section_title: La Grange, Illinois / Infrastructure / Transportation
context_page_description: The village of La Grange, a suburb of Chicago, is a village in Cook County, in the U.S. state of Illinois. The population was 15,550 at the 2010 census.
context_section_description: Two major highways traverse La Grange: The village's main street, La Grange Road (U.S. Routes 12/20/45) runs north-south; Ogden Avenue (U.S. Route 34) runs east-west. U.S. 34 intersects with the Tri-State Tollway (I-294), west of the village, while U.S. 12/20/45 intersects Interstate 55 south of the village.
  The BNSF Railway also runs through La Grange. Daily commuter service on that line, connecting Aurora and Chicago, is provided by Metra, and stops at two stations within the village: La Grange Road and Stone Avenue. Amtrak also serves the station nearest La Grange Road. Freight rail traffic on the line is extremely heavy, with BNSF operating freight trains on all three mainline routes through the village. During non-rush hours, a freight train may run along the line as frequently as once every ten minutes on average. The nearby Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad runs underneath the BNSF line and has trains running through non-stop.
  Passenger airline service is available at O'Hare and Midway airports, both located in Chicago. A proposed passenger rail line connecting the two airports would have a station in La Grange.
  Commuter bus service is provided by Pace, the suburban bus division of the Regional Transportation Authority.
  La Grange was once home to a municipal air field called Stinson Airport. The airport was closed in the late 1950s and is now a large quarry.
caption: Metra train stop on the BNSF Railway Line
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