Prairie Street (Metra)

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name=Prairie Street - Blue Island
type=Metra regional rail


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address=2100 West Prairie Street
Blue Island, Illinois
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Prairie Street Station (a.k.a.; Prairie Street - Blue Island Station) is one of four Metra railroad stations in Blue Island, Illinois, along the Beverly Branch of the Rock Island District Line, and five within Blue Island generally. The station lies convert|15.8|mi|km away from LaSalle Street, the northern terminus of the line, [ [http://hometown.aol.com/chirailfan/mmri.html Metra Railfan Tips - Rock Island District] ] and is both located on and named after Prairie Street. In Metra's zone-based fare system, Prairie Street is in zone D.

Parking is available on both sides of the tracks at a dead end at Prairie Street, south of the Burr Oak Avenue Bridge, which also crosses the Rush Hour line, and a pair of freight yars in between the two lines. The two yards are the Burr Oak Yard on the north side of the bridge, and the Iowa Interstate Railroad-Chicago Rail Link. Though the station house does exist, it contains no agent, and operates as a flag stop. No bus connections are available at this station.

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External links

* [http://metrarail.com/Sched/ri/prairie.shtml Metra - Prairie Street - Blue Island Station]