Metra trains operating with delays after police, SWAT activity at Ogilvie Transportation Center
CHICAGO (CBS) – Inbound and outbound Metra UP-W trains were halted in West Loop due to police activity Saturday morning.
All UP-N, UP-NW, and UP-W inbound and outbound trains remain halted near Ogilvie Transportation Center due to police activity. Metra will provide an update when train traffic resumes. Update 10:15
— Metra UP-W (@metraUPW) July 29, 2023
Chicago police said SWAT members responded to the Ogilvie Transportation Center, located at 500 W. Madison Street, after a witness observed a shell casing inside.
Authorities learned that an unknown offender discharged a firearm at a door while inside the center. SWAT made entry into the building and performed a search with negative results.
No injuries were reported and no arrests were made.
Area Three Detectives are investigating.
Metra says inbound and outbound UP-N, UP-W, & UP-NW trains may be operating with extensive delays due to police activity with some operating either express, out of sequence, or annulled.
They're advising passengers to stand behind the yellow line as trains approach their station.
Inbound and outbound trains may be operating with extensive delays due to police activity. Some trains may be expressing, operating out of sequence or annulled. For your safety, stand behind the yellow line as trains approach your station.
— Metra UP-W (@metraUPW) July 29, 2023