Canadian National Railroad/Waukesha Subdivision

The Canadian National Railroad operates through Wheeling, Illinois between Lake-Cook Road and Camp Mc Donald Road, a distance of 4.23 miles.

Metra (Chicago’s commuter railroad) operates 21 passenger trains each weekday (Monday through Friday). There are 11 outbound and 10 inbound trains.

The Canadian National Railroad operates upwards of 25 trains daily on this very busy line between Chicago and northern Wisconsin.

The Canadian National dispatcher can be heard on the radio frequency of 161.295 and is responsible for the dispatching of not only the Canadian National Railroad but Metra’s trains as well.