Metra trains delayed by freight train derailment on NW Side

3 February 2012, 8:16 am

Trains on two Metra lines were delayed Friday morning after a freight train derailment on the Northwest Side.The CP freight train derailed at 8:55 a.m. at a junction with Metra tracks at Grand and Cicero avenues, according to Metra. No Metra trains were involved in the incident but the derailment has affected trains on Metra’s Milwaukee District/West Line and North Central Service Line.As of ...... Read More »

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