Chicago Union Station (south) derailment (11/28/17)

[John Bredin]

I'm a bit surprised there's no thread on this, either in this or Commuter Rail forum. A Metra train derailed in the air-rights "tunnel" of the Chicago Union Station south concourse last night, and Metra and Amtrak south-concourse trains are still delayed today, up to 30 minutes.

https://metrarail.com/about-metra/newsroom/partial-train-derailment-impact-bnsf-southwest-service-heritage-corridor-lines

https://www.amtrak.com/alert/metra-commuter-train-mishap.html

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-metra-derails-union-station-20171129-story.html

 

[AmtrakBlue]

I was surprised, too. I saw the service alert a short while ago an Amtrak’s website

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[west point]

Is this possibly another NYPS repeat ?

 

[caravanman]

Possibly, members felt that an Amtrak delay of 30 mins is nothing new, hardly worth mentioning...

Ed.

 

[Everydaymatters]

It's been on the local news here in Central Illinois since early this morning.