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Current Train Operations:

Metra Operations on Wisconsin Central




Time Freights

Train ID  Terminals                  Frequency  Manifest
T001/002  Stevens Point - Shops      Daily      General Freight/CN Traffic
T003/004  Stevens Point-South Itasca Daily      General Freight/CN Traffic
T005/006  Stevens Point - Withrow,MN Daily      BNSF/CP/MNNR/UP Interchange
T007/008  Wausau - Shops             Daily      General Freight
T009/010  Wisc. Rapids - Shops       Daily      General Freight
T013/014  Stevens Point - WI Rapids  Daily      General Freight
T019/020  Green Bay - Shops          Daily      Paper Traffic/General Freight
T040/041  Shops - IHB Norpaul        Daily      Illinois Central Interchange
T042/043  Shops - BRC Clearing       Daily      Belt Railway of Chicago Interchange
T044      Green Bay - Shops          Daily      CSX Interchange
T044/045  Shops - CSX Barr           Daily      CSX Interchange
T046/047  Shops - CP Muskego         Daily      CP & WSOR Interchange(Milw/Slinger)
T048/049  Shops - CR Ashland         Daily      Conrail Interchange
T050/051  Shops - NS Calumet         Daily      NS Interchange; Runs through onto NS
T119      Shops - Green Bay          Daily      General Freight
T142      Shops - BRC Clearing       Daily      Belt Railway of Chicago Interchange
T176/177  S. Itasca - Schiller Park  Daily      CN Intermodal
T205/206  Stevens Point -Withrow,MN  Daily      BNSF/CP/MNNR/UP Interchange
T218/219  Green Bay - IC Gateway     Daily      Intermodal
T340/341  S. Itasca - Schiller Park  Daily      CN haulage rights
T346/347  S. Itasca - Schiller Park  Daily      CN haulage rights (no 346 Thurs)
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Local Assignments

Train ID   Terminals                   Frequency
L0910      Ladysmith - Rhinelander     Weekdays
L011/012   Wausau - Bradley            Daily
L1112      Wausau - Tomahawk Turn      As Needed
L013/014   Bradley - Mellen            Daily
L1516      Mellen - Ashland            Weekdays
L017/018   Stevens Point - Wausau      Daily
L020       Waupaca Industry Switch     Daily
L022/023   Stevens Point - Neenah      Daily
L2425      Neenah - Manitowoc          Daily
L2627      Neenah - Shops              Daily
L2627X     Hilbert - Cedarburg         Weekdays
L028/029   Shops - Neenah              Daily
L3031      Neenah Local                Daily
L032       Neenah - New London Turn    As Needed
L3233      Neenah - Shawano            Daily
L3435      Neenah-Black Creek/Manawa   Weekdays
L3637      Gladstone - Pembine,WI      Weekdays
L3839      Rhinelander - Gladstone,MI  As Needed
L040       Ishpeming - Escanaba        Daily
L041/042   Trout Lake,MI-Munising,MI   Triweekly
L043       Ishpeming,MI - L'anse,MI    As Needed
L044       Mellen - White Pine, MI     Triweekly
L045       Escanaba - Ishpeming Turn   As Needed
SL046      Quinnesec, MI - Powers,MI   Daily
L4748      Chippewa Falls - Owen Turn  Weekdays
SL048      Quinnesec, MI - Powers,MI   Daily
L5150      Schiller Park-Lake Villa,IL Weekdays
L051       Waukesha - Grays Lake, IL   Daily
L052       Waukesha-Leithton-Sussex    Weekdays
L053       Allenton - Leithton         Weekdays
L5455      Waukesha - Lake Villa, IL   Weekdays
L5859      Shops - Lomira Turn         Daily
L063/064   Stevens Point - S. Itasca   Daily
L6566      Ladysmith - Almena Turn     Daily
L066       Hayward Switch              Weekdays
L068       Dresser Turn                As Needed
L7071      Stevens Point - Medford     Daily except Sunday
FL072      Stevens Point - Plover      Daily except Sunday
L073       Wisc. Rapids - Nekoosa Turn Daily
FL074      Stevens Point-Golden Sands  Daily
L7475      Wis. Rapids Industry Switch Daily
FL075/076  Stevens Point - Merrillan   Daily
FL077/078  Merrillan - East Winona     Daily except Sunday
FL080      Shops - Eden, WI Turn       Daily
FL081      Shops/Neenah - Green Bay    Daily      
FL082      Shops - UP Butler           Daily
FL083      Shops-Oshkosh               Daily
FL086      Green Bay - MP 234(De Pere) Weekdays
SL087      Green Bay - Marinette       Daily except Sunday
FL088/089  Stevens Point - Green Bay   Daily except Sunday
FL091      Combined Locks Turn         Daily
FL093      Kaukauna Turn               Daily
FL095      Combined Locks Turn         Daily
FL097      Appleton Industries         Daily
FL099      Combined Locks Turn         Daily
L201       Honey Creek - Waukesha      As Needed  Gravel
L202       Sussex - Grayslake, IL      Weekdays   Gravel
L222/223   Wisconsin Rapids - Neenah   Daily      Intermodal
L228/229   Shops - Oshkosh             As Needed
L313/314   Wisc. Rapids - Wausau       Daily
L365/366   South Itasca - Wisc. Rapids Daily      Pulpwood train
SY0041     0530 Niagara Switch         Daily
SY0042     1530 Niagara Switch         Daily
Y0080      New Brighton Transfer Job   Daily
Y0171      IC Markham - Schiller Park  Daily
Y0172      Schiller Park - IC Markham  Daily
Y0175      Schiller Park - CSXI Turn   Daily
Y0177      Schiller Park - UP Canal St Daily
Y0178      Schiller Park - NS Landers  Daily
Y0179      Schiller Park - NS Landers  As Needed
SY0251     0530 Quinnesec Switch       Daily
SY0252     1600 Quinnesec Switch       Daily
FY0440     Manitowoc Switch            Daily
Y0490      Wis. Rapids 0700 CPI Switch Daily
FY0492     0700 Biron Switch           Daily
FY0493     1600 Biron Switch           Daily
FY0508     0700 Biron Switch           Daily 
Y0911      Wausau Switch               Daily
Y0912      Wausau 0700 3-M Switch      Daily
Y0913      Wausau 1600 3-M Switch      Daily
Y0981      Waukesa Switch              Daily
Y1581      Sadoff(FDL) Switch          Daily
Y1862      Neenah Switch               Daily
Y1863      Menasha Industries          Daily
Y1969      Green Bay Switch            Daily
Y1970      Green Bay Industry Switch   Daily
Y1971      Green Bay IM Ramp Switch    Daily
FY1972     Green Bay 0600 Switch       Daily
FY1973     Green Bay Gencor Switch     Daily
FY1974     Green Bay Switch            Daily
FY1975     Green Bay Packerland Switch Daily
FY1976     Green Bay Buchanan Switch   Daily
FY1977     Green Bay Park Switch       Daily
FY1978     Green Bay WPS Switch        Daily
FY1979     Green Bay Donald St. Switch Daily
FY1980     Green Bay Downton Switch    Daily
FY1981     Green Bay Koch Switch       Daily
Y2170      Rhinelander Switch          Daily
Y2490      Stevens Point 0600 Switch   Daily
Y2491      Stevens Point 1200 Switch   Daily
Y2492      Stevens Point WSI Switch    Daily
Y3430      Gladstone 0700 Mead Switch  Daily
Y3431      Gladstone 2300 Mead Switch  Daily
Y3432      Gladstone Switch            Daily
Y4550      Superior Transfer Switch    Daily
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Algoma Central Assignments

Train ID   Terminals                   Frequency  Notes
AAGAWA     Sault Ste. Marie - Canyon   Daily      Tour Train
AL005/006  Hawk Jct. - Hearst          Daily      CN/ON Interchange;connects w/ AL011
AL010      Hawk Jct.-Sault Ste. Marie  Daily      connects w/ AL005 & AL056
AL011      Sault Ste. Marie-Hawk Jct.  Daily
AL021      Hawk Jct. - Michipicoten    As Needed
AL056      Hawk Jct. - Oba turn        Daily      CP Interchange
AP001/002  Sault Ste. Marie - Hearst   Daily      Canadian-subsidized passenger train
ASNOW      Sault Ste. Marie - Canyon              Weekends in February
AORELD/EM  Hawk Jct.-Sault Ste. Marie  As Needed
AY4951     0600 SSM Switch             Daily
AY4952     1400 SSM Switch             Daily
AY4953     0001 SSM Switch             Daily
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Alpha Codes

Train ID     Terminals                       Manifest
CLPKPE       BRC Clearing - CN Pokegama      Unit Potash empties
CLPKSE       BRC Clearing - CN Pokegama      Unit Sulfur empties
CNL/E        South Itasca - Chicago          Unit Ballast to Grand Trunk in MI
COKELD/EM    Withrow - Green Bay or Chicago  Unit Coke
CRLD/EM      South Itasca - Chicago          Unit Iron Ore to Pittsburgh,PA(Conrail)
CXFFLD/EM    South Itasca - Chicago          Unit Iron Ore to Fairfield,AL(CSXT)
CXMTLD/EM    South Itasca - Chicago          Unit Iron Ore to Middleton,OH(CSXT)
EJELD/EM     South Itasca - Leithton         Unit Iron Ore to Gary, IN
FDBPA/BPFDA  Shops - BRC Clearing            General freight
FDGLA/GLFDA  Shops - Gladstone               General freight
FDGLB/GLFDB  Shops - Gladstone               General freight
FDICA/ICFDA  Shops - IC Markham              General freight
FDSIA/SIFDA  Shops - South Itasca            General freight
GBSOA/SOGBA  Green Bay - Sault Ste. Marie,ON General freight
GBSOB/SOGBB  Green Bay - Soo Yard,ON         General freight
ICFDA        Schiller Park - Shops           General freight
NBSTA/STNBA  New Brighton, MN - Point          BNSF/CP/MNNR/UP Interchange
NESTA/STNEA  Neenah - Stevens Point          General freight
NSFDA        Schiller Park - Shops           General freight
NSGBC/GBNSX  Chicago - Green Bay             Coal for C. Reiss
OESST/OSTES  Escanaba - DMIR Steelton        Unit Iron Ore (Inland Steel)
OTIAC/OACTI  Tilden Mine - Sault Ste. Marie  Unit Iron Ore (Algoma Steel)
PKCLPL       CN Pokegama - BRC Clearing      Unit Potash loads
PKCLSL       CN Pokegama - BRC Clearing      Unit Sulfur loads
POTASHLD/EM  South Itasca - ????             Unit Potash
SORE1        0030 Ishpeming Ore Job          Unit Iron Ore
SORE2        0630 Ishpeming Ore Job          Unit Iron Ore
SORE3        1530 Ishpeming Ore Job          Unit Iron Ore
SORE4        2330 Ishpeming Ore Job          Unit Iron Ore
UPGBC/GBUPX  Withrow - Green Bay             Coal for Wisconsin Public Service
UPWTC/WTUPX  Withrow - Weston, WI            Coal for Wisconsin Public Service
WRSPA/SPWRA  Wisc. Rapids - Stevens Point    General Freight
XFFLD/EM     South Itasca - Chicago          Second Section Iron Ore to Fairfield, AL (CSXT)
XMTLD/EM     South Itasca - Chicago          Second Section Iron Ore to Middleton, OH (CSXT)
MPRIT/MITPR  South Necedah - South Itasca    UP Trackage Rights
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Metra Operations

Metra North Central Service
                             100     102     104     106     112
Zone                         AM      AM      AM      AM      PM

K ANTIOCH LV: 5:27 6:01 6:33 7:02 3:29

J LAKE VILLA 5:33 6:07 6:39 7:08 3:35

J ROUND LAKE BEACH 5:37 6:11 6:43 7:12 3:39

H PRAIRIE CROSSING/ 5:43 6:17 6:49 7:18 3:45

LIBERTYVILLE

H MUNDELEIN 5:49 6:23 6:55 7:24 3:51

G VERNON HILLS 5:55 6:29 7:01 7:30 3:57

G PRAIRIE VIEW 5:58 6:32 7:04 7:33 4:00

F BUFFALO GROVE 6:02 6:37 7:09 7:38 4:04

F WHEELING 6:07 6:42 7:14 7:43 4:09

E PROSPECT HEIGHTS 6:11 6:46 7:18 7:47 4:13

D O'HARE TRANSFER 6:22 6:57 7:29 7:58 4:24

C RIVER GROVE + 6:31 7:06 7:38 8:07 4:33

A WESTERN AVE @ 6:42 7:17 7:49 8:18 4:44

A CHICAGO AR: 6:52 7:27 8:00 8:28 4:54

@ Easy morning bus connections to North Michigan Ave.


Chicago to Antioch - Monday through Friday*


          

105 107 109 111 113

Zone PM PM PM PM PM

A CHICAGO LV: 1:25 4:30 5:00 5:45 6:17

A WESTERN AVE 1:33 4:38 5:08 5:53 6:25

C RIVER GROVE + 1:45 4:50 5:20 6:05 6:37

D O'HARE TRANSFER 1:54 4:59 5:29 6:15 6:46

E PROSPECT HEIGHTS 2:04 5:09 5:39 6:25 6:56

F WHEELING 2:09 5:14 5:44 6:30 7:01

F BUFFALO GROVE 2:14 5:18 5:48 6:35 7:05

G PRAIRIE VIEW 2:18 5:22 5:52 6:39 7:09

G VERNON HILLS 2:21 5:25 5:55 6:42 7:12

H MUNDELEIN 2:27 5:31 6:01 6:48 7:18

H PRAIRIE CROSSING/ 2:33 5:37 6:07 6:54 7:24

LIBERTYVILLE

J ROUND LAKE BEACH 2:39 5:43 6:13 7:00 7:30

J LAKE VILLA 2:43 5:47 6:17 7:04 7:34

K ANTIOCH AR: 2:52 5:55 6:25 7:12 7:42

+ Transfer station for travel on Metra's Milwaukee District/West Line.

At this time, there is no weekend or holiday service on Metra's North Central Service line. The above schedules are provided for the entertainment and informational purposes of the general public only, and the WC News Editor (although attempting to maintain accuracy) is not to be held accountable for discrepancies/inaccuracies in the above from the actual.
Source of information: "Metra's North Central Service Rider's Guide."
Metra trains are operated by Metra on Wisconsin Central under contract.
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