Passenger Trains > PPP to add 4 trains to Metra Milwaukee North Line

 A public-private partnership agreement approved by the Metra Board yesterday will add four trains to the current Metra-Milwaukee District North Line schedule in January.  The additional trains, tentatively numbered 2191, 2, 3 and 4 will improve reverse-commute service between Chicago and Lake Forest during a two-year demonstration project.  If successful, permanent improvements in the form of a double crossover will be added at Lake Forest to facilitate operations.  The Metra press release is here:

PPP to test Lake County (IL) reverse commute service

Schedules of the four proposed trains:
2191 - Dp. Chicago 0535 Arr. Lake Forest 0625
2192 - Dp. Lake Forest 0748 Arr. Chicago 0840
2193 - Dp. Chicago 1520 Arr. Lake Forest 1614 
2194 - Dp. Lake Forest 1730 Arr. Chicago 1822

Various other trains will have their schedules slightly adjusted; the complete timetable (new and modified schedules shown in red) is here:

Metra Milwaukee North proposed schedule

 

No sugar daddy around put back the weekend trains they took off. 

Are the reverse commute trains made up of equipment that previously ran as deadhead equipment to make up a rush hour train?
If not, what does the equipment do after the new reverse commute runs?

All I can say is that reverse commute trains seem pretty busy on any line and I've always wished they could have more service designed for it, particular some more express service. I was on a 7:30am reverse UP-N train this morning and they had every car open and filled. I used to do it regularly as well.