BNSF, Southwest Service, Heritage Corridor Metra trains delayed
Trains on three Metra commuter lines were delayed Friday afternoon, after an Amtrak locomotive derailed at Union Station.
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Trains on three Metra commuter lines were delayed Friday afternoon, after an Amtrak locomotive derailed at Union Station.
Service was back to normal by the evening hours.
The BNSF, SouthWest, and Heritage Corridor lines are affected. CBS 2's Jermont Terry reports.
The Amtrak switch problems have led to extensive delays for Metra commuters.
Construction is set to begin Friday at the 103rd and Washington heights Metra station on the Rock Island line. The station will be expanded and undergo a complete rehab, adding features to make the station more accessible for passengers with disabilities.
The outage was reported near 11th Street, just north of the Museum Campus in the South Loop.
Trains were halted in the area in both directions, and all trains on the BNSF Line were expected to experience extensive delays.
No matter the day of the week, Watkins wishes you a happy one too.
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Berwyn police said a Chicago woman who was driving north on Ridgeland Avenue went around the railroad crossing gates, which were down at the time, and then abandoned the vehicle on the tracks before the train hit it.
The woman who was driving the car got out before the train hit it. Police said she had driven around the crossing gates, which were down.
If you're coming into the city for today's fun from the suburbs, Metra is making it as easy as possible to get there and home.
If you're coming into the city for today's fun from the suburbs, Metra is making it as easy as possible to get there and home.
Train services are halted after to a pedestrian was struck by a Metra UP-NW train near Park Ridge Saturday afternoon.
Metra is shutting down the tunnel on the east side of the Homewood station on Harwood Avenue on March 13. The station is being rehabbed.
Metra is shutting down the tunnel on the east side of the Homewood station on Harwood Avenue on March 13. The station is being rehabbed.
Inbound and outbound trains may be 20 to 40 minutes delayed.
It happened at the Metra maintenance facility in West Pullman.
It happened at the Metra maintenance facility in West Pullman. It's not clear what kind of substance was spilled.
Further details were not immediately available.
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