SouthWest Service Metra Train Derails After Striking Semi Truck; Service Halted
A SouthWest Service Metra train derailed Friday afternoon after striking a semi truck near Wrightwood around 3:20 p.m., Metra confirmed.
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A SouthWest Service Metra train derailed Friday afternoon after striking a semi truck near Wrightwood around 3:20 p.m., Metra confirmed.
POlice said two cars crashed at 71st and Stony Island shortly after 6 a.m.
Train service on the Metra SouthWest Service Line is moving with extensive delays after a semi truck struck a bridge near Wrightwood Thursday morning, Metra said.
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Metra commuters taking the BNSF and Southwest Service trains should expect "extensive delays" Friday evening, according to Metra officials.
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