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*** The South Chicago branch - 63rd Street to 93rd Street (South Chicago), 4.7-miles (7.6 km) | *** The South Chicago branch - 63rd Street to 93rd Street (South Chicago), 4.7-miles (7.6 km) | ||
*** Kensington 115th Street to Blue Island (4.4-miles (7.0 km) | *** Kensington 115th Street to Blue Island (4.4-miles (7.0 km) | ||
* [https://mysouthshoreline.com/ Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District] - This is the Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad. It runs 90.1 miles from Millennium Station, Chicago, Illinois to South Bend Airport,South Bend, Indiana, crossing the state border just west of Hammond Gateway which is at 20.8 miles. The railway is standard gauge and electrified at 1500V DC Overhead. | * Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad | ||
**[https://mysouthshoreline.com/ Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District] - This is the Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad. It runs 90.1 miles from Millennium Station, Chicago, Illinois to South Bend Airport,South Bend, Indiana, crossing the state border just west of Hammond Gateway which is at 20.8 miles. The railway is standard gauge and electrified at 1500V DC Overhead. | |||
==Tourist Lines== | ==Tourist Lines== | ||
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==Metro and light rail systems== | ==Metro and light rail systems== | ||
* [https://www.transitchicago.com/ Chicago Transit Authority] - The Chicago "L" (short for "elevated") is the rapid transit system serving the city of Chicago and some of its surrounding suburbs. it is the fourth-largest rapid transit system in the United States in terms of total route length, at 102.8 miles (165.4 km) long. | |||
* [https://www.metrostlouis.org/metrolink/ MetroLink (st. Louis)] - This light rail system that serves the Greater St. Louis area and extends over the Mississippi to Shiloh-Scott in Illinois. It is the only U.S. light rail system that crosses state lines. | |||
Revision as of 20:11, 16 April 2025
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See Wikipedia; also see United States for information relating to the country as a whole, and the national operator Amtrak.
