Metra Heritage Corridor IB, Joliet to Chicago Union Station | VirtualTrain

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Welcome to another VirtualTrain! In this week's trip we return to Metra's Heritage Corridor Route and go back the other way from Joliet to Chicago's Union Station. The bulk of this route follows the corridor of the historic Illinois & Michigan Canal and Chicago Sanitary & Ship Canal (hence the name Heritage Corridor) and passes through all the industry, cities, and nature preserves within the valley. We use the same tracks that Amtrak's Lincoln Service (to St. Louis) and Texas Eagle (to San Antonio) routes.

You will notice later on that we follow closely along the CTA's Orange Line and the Stevenson Expwy (I-55). The Orange Line is on the other side of the train from where this video was shot (it can be seen in the OB video). This serves as a reminder of the long history the corridor has of transportation arteries and remains so to date.
Enjoy the trip! There's just a handful of stations along this entire route so we'll be moving almost the whole time.
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Filmed September 2021

TIME STAMPS
Departing Joliet Station: 1:25
Cass St (U.S. Rtes 6/30): 1:55
Lockport Station: 6:56
W 9th St (IL Rte 7): 9:34
Romeoville Station: 13:35
135th St/Romeo Rd: 14:56
Veterans Memorial Tollway (I-355): 17:48
Lemont Station: 20:14
Lemont Rd/State St: 21:32
Calumet Sag Channel: 25:03
Kingery Hwy (IL Rte 83)/Cal-Sag Trail: 25:17
Willow Springs Station: 30:06
Tri-State Tollway (I-294): 32:57
LaGrange Rd (U.S. 12/20/45): 33:09
1st Ave (IL Rte 171): 37:50
Summit Station: 38:33
Harlem Ave (IL Rte 43): 40:24
Central Ave: 42:30
Cicero Ave (IL Rte 50): 43:37
Pulaski Rd: 45:28
Kedzie Ave: 47:39
Western Ave: 49:39
Stevenson Expwy (I-55): 51:50
Halsted St: 55:10
Dan Ryan Expwy (I-90/I-94): 55:31
South Branch Chicago River: 58:42
Roosevelt Rd: 1:01:36
Arriving at Chicago Union Station: 1:04:18

CITIES
Intro: 0:00-0:21
Joliet: 0:21-4:09
Lockport: 4:09-13:06
Romeoville: 13:06-15:22
Lemont: 15:22-26:34
Willow Springs: 26:34-32:57
Justice: 32:57-35:02
Bedford Park: 35:02-36:48
Summit: 36:48-40:24
Forest View: 40:24-42:46
Chicago: 42:46-1:05:39
Outro: 1:05:39-