Metra, Amtrak Delays Expected At Union Station Thursday Morning
Delays on Metra and Amtrak trains at Union Station were expected during the Thursday morning commute after a partial train derailment that caused delays throughout the day on Wednesday.
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Delays on Metra and Amtrak trains at Union Station were expected during the Thursday morning commute after a partial train derailment that caused delays throughout the day on Wednesday.
Metra's outgoing and incoming executive directors told the Regional Transportation Authority board that the train derailment is a warning.
A partial train derailment Tuesday night at Union Station is expected to cause "significant delays" on several Metra lines during the Wednesday morning commute.
Train No. 2210, scheduled to arrive in Chicago at 7:36 a.m., struck the pedestrian shortly after 6 a.m. near the Elgin Station, 109 W. Chicago St., according to an alert from Metra.
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UP-NW train 650, scheduled to arrive at Ogilvie Station at 4:59 p.m., struck the vehicle about 4:50 p.m. near Nagle and Northwest Highway
Union Pacific-Northwest train 650 was stopped after striking a vehicle about 4:50 p.m. near Nagle and Northwest Highway.
A person who was in the vehicle was taken to a hospital in critical condition, police said.
A Metra train on the Union Pacific North Line fatally struck a pedestrian Thursday near north suburban Highwood, causing extensive delays.
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All Metra trains out of Union Station are experiencing delays Friday morning because of Amtrak signal interference.
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Details on the pedestrian's condition were not immediately available.
The train was not moving when it derailed in the yard near Canal and Roosevelt about 9:30 a.m., according to a Metra spokeswoman.
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A group of unknown people broke the side window of the store, entered, and removed the ATM from inside.
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