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The major bridge fire mentioned in the Commuter forum has to have affected Amtrak's Illini and City of New Orleans trains, as they run on the CN freight tracks adjacent to the Metra Electric commuter line. An overhead view from a news helicopter showed 6 tracks hanging in mid-air where the bridge once was. That takes in the Metra Electric tracks as well as the freight tracks over which those two Amtrak trains run.
This morning's City of New Orleans arrival (Train #58) could not have made it beyond Homewood. For the City and the Illini to serve Chicago in the very near future, a suitable detour will have to be found for these trains until the bridge is replaced.
This morning's City of New Orleans arrival (Train #58) could not have made it beyond Homewood. For the City and the Illini to serve Chicago in the very near future, a suitable detour will have to be found for these trains until the bridge is replaced.