Commuter rail
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Commuter rail is a form of rail transit with these characteristics:
- Provides regional transit in place of express bus and stops are further apart compared to light rail or streetcars
- Generally operate on mainline railroad corridors.
- Commuter rail uses larger, longer, and heavier vehicles that can share tracks with freight and intercity passenger trains
- Trains are operated under railroad rules and generally have a conductor onboard the train besides the engineer (train operator).
- Trains may be hauled by diesel locomotives, or have rail cars propelled by diesel engines (DMU), or electric motors (EMU)
- Service levels vary from every 5-10 minutes to every hour. Some systems may just run trains during weekday peak hours in peak directions. Service levels in general is lower than light rail and rapid transit.
Commuter rail systems
- 103rd St/Beverly Hills Station
- 103rd St/Rosemoor Station
- 103rd St/Washington Heights Station
- 107th St/Beverly Hills Station
- 107th Street Station
- 111th St/Morgan Park Station
- 111th St/Pullman Station
- 115th St/Kensington Station
- 115th St/Morgan Park Station
- 119th Street Station (Metra)
- 11th St/Museum Campus Station
- 123rd Street Station (Metra)
- 147th Street Station
- 18th Street Station (Metra)
- 211th Street Station
- 22nd Street Station
- 27th Street Station (Metra)
- 35th St/Lou Jones Station
- 38th & Blake Station
- 40th & Colorado Station
- 40th Ave & Airport Blvd-Gateway Park Station
- 41st & Fox Station
- 47th St/Kenwood Station
- 48th & Brighton - National Western Center Station
- 4th & King Station
- 51st-53rd St/Hyde Park Station
- 55th-56th-57th Street Station
- 59th St/University of Chicago Station
- 60th & Sheridan - Arvada Gold Strike Station
- 61st & Peña Station
- 63rd Street Station (Metra)
- 75th St/Grand Crossing Station
- 79th St/Chatham Station
- 8-ride ticket validator
- 83rd St/Avalon Park Station
- 83rd Street Station (Metra)
- 87th St/Woodruff Station
- 87th Street Station (Metra)
- 91st St/Beverly Hills Station
- 91st St/Chesterfield Station
- 95th St/Beverly Hills Station
- 95th St/Chicago State University Station
- 95th St/Longwood Station
- 99th St/Beverly Hills Station
- ACE 20-ride validator
- ACE Brown Shuttle
- ACE Gray Shuttle
- ACE Green Shuttle
- ACE Orange Shuttle
- ACE Purple Shuttle
