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Prairie Street/Blue Island is a flag stop and the southernmost stop on the 'Suburban Line' before trains rejoin the mainline at Vermont Street. The station consists of a single side platform along a two-track mainline with two sets of small boarding platforms providing access to the second track. This platform begins under the 127th Street Bridge which crosses over both the Suburban Line and Rock Island Main line, just to the east, with a large train yard (with sections used by both freight and for the storage of Metra trains that terminate at Rock Island) in between and runs south to the dead end of Prairie Street.

This platform's primary access is from the dead end of Prairie Street. This street ends at the southern end of the platform and the station's 7 space parking lot. Another sidewalk leads to the northern end of the platform, alongside the approach up to the 127th Street Bridge. This sidewalk leads to the corner of Irving Avenue and 127th Street, one block west of the station. The station's only amenity is a black bus shelter.
All Photos taken on 4 August, 2012

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Crossing the Rock Island mainline on the 127th Street bridge
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Another view of the yard with containers inbetween the subruban line and main line
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More rail infrastucture from the 127th Street bridge
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The back of a container train and the small train storage yard (full on a weekend) on the Surburban Line
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The building in the train yard
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8 Metra trains in the yard along the Suburban Line
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View from the 127th Street bridge of the Pairie Street Station
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Looking down on the Pairie Street Station
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The main portion of the Pairie Street Station platform
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The walkway along the approach to the 127th Street bridge to the station
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The northern end of the platform under the 127th Street Bridge
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The one Prairie St./Blue Island sign
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The platform provides a view of this large railroad building
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Approaching the selter and gravel parking lot
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Notice to stand in full view of the engineer since this stop is a flag stop during non rush hours
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The northern end of the platform has been repaved less recently then the southern end
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