Public Concern Grows Around Reliability Of The Metra Southwest Service

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. In addition, the current track layout routes metras southwest service to the congested union station. A train on metras southwest service line struck a vehicle at 87th and pulaski friday morning, leading to major service disruptions. The incident initially brought train #808 to a halt around 8:

Detailed replacements are listed for the rock island line, southwest service, milwaukee district north line, metra electric line, bnsf line, and union pacific lines. Metra is also enhancing its smart crossing technology for remote monitoring and proactive maintenance, with plans to expand this technology throughout its system.