Metra Southwest Service Line Affects Thousands Of Daily Commuters

Across the region, commuters who have relied on frequent, reliable metra service for decades will find themselves with few or no viable options. Metra, which shares several of its rail lines with freight railroads, warned that they would have limited flexibility to restore service even if a funding solution were to be found later, meaning cuts. About 80 trains and thousands of passengers on the metra electric milwaukee district, rock island, southwest service and union pacific lines were delayed. Chicago commuters faced some delays on thursday morning after a metra train struck a car on the citys south side. According to metra, the crash, which involved southwest service train #808.

A 5:10 p. m. Metra electric train from millennium station was canceled, as was an inbound train on the southwest service line, officials said. How metra handles service disruptions every day, metra strives to provide reliable service as true to its schedule as possible. However, a variety of unexpected service disruptions can affect normal operations and ultimately lengthen your trip.