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Metra BNSF service restored after freight train derailment disrupts morning service in Aurora
Metra trains were stopped and then delayed Friday morning after a freight train derailed in Aurora on tracks owned by BNSF.
Metra service back on BNSF line between Aurora and Chicago after freight train derailment, Lollapalooza riders shouldn’t be impacted
An early morning freight train derailment is causing limited service on the BNSF line for Metra commuters trains between Aurora and Chicago. Metra officials are suggesting commuters find “alternate
Metra BNSF service restored after freight train derailment in Aurora
BNSF Metra trains are back on the move Friday morning after a freight train derailment in Aurora. Trains resumed moving just after 8 a.m. Friday, but still faced residual delays, Metra said in a post on X.
Metra BNSF trains delayed after pedestrian fatally struck by inbound train
A pedestrian was struck and killed Friday evening by an inbound Metra BNSF train at a Brookfield intersection near a suburban station, officials said.
Metra Rock Island service delayed after train strikes pedestrian
A Metra Rock Island train struck a pedestrian early Wednesday morning, prompting delays on inbound trains ahead of the morning commute.
‘Extensive delays' on Metra BNSF line due to freight train derailment
According a post from the Metra BNSF line, all train service on the line was halted near Route 59 in Naperville.
Freight train derailment impacts Metra BNSF trains
AURORA, Ill. - A freight train derailment has halted service and prompted extensive delays on the Metra BNSF line in Chicago's west suburbs. The freight train derailed around 5:30 a.m. near the Route 59 station in Aurora, according to transit officials. Inbound and outbound service for Metra BNSF trains has been halted.
Commuters face extensive delays after freight train derailment in Aurora halts Metra BNSF trains
Crews are working to get a freight train back on the tracks after a derailment caused some headaches for commuters in the western suburbs early Friday morning. Officials from Metra said the freight train derailment unfolded around 5:50 a.
Freight train derailment damages BNSF tracks
Metra trains were stopped and then delayed Friday morning after a freight train derailed in Aurora on tracks owned by BNSF.
Metra Union Pacific Northwest trains halted after train hits car on Chicago's Northwest Side
Metra trains on the Union Pacific Northwest train were halted during the afternoon rush Wednesday after a train hit a car on ...
Metra cancels some UP-NW trains for 2 months of rail construction
The suburban commuter rail company is canceling four weekday trains to minimize delays that will affect all other trains on ...
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Metra UP-NW construction begins along with train cancelations
Some of the trains on the Metra UP-NW line are being canceled for the next several weeks for a construction project on the ...
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Metra's May board meeting cost $10,000 - Chicago Tribune
Metra board members, executives and staff in May took an educational train trip to Joliet, where they held a board meeting. Records show it cost at least $10,836.
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Metra to cancel four trains on UP Northwest line for extensive tie-replacement project beginning Aug. 4
Metra will cancel four weekday, midday trains on its Union Pacific Northwest line for almost two months, and is advising ...
Metra cuts down UP-NW trains for track reconstruction project lasting through September
There will be less Metra UP-NW trains running starting Monday to accommodate a construction project that lasts through ...