Public Frustration Grows Around The Metra Southwest Service Line
Because at that point where sws trains go over 35th, the tracks in that area are mostly designed to serve freight trains. Hence why no proposals probably have been brought up, to create a 35th street stop. If you didn't know, there is a proposal to reroute sws trains to the rock island tracks, and where sws trains would start/end at lasalle instead of chicago union station. Wandyez noted that the metra tracks don't connect with shopping centers on 79th and 87th streets that are close to existing red line stations. A train on metras southwest service line struck a vehicle at 87th and pulaski friday morning, leading to major service disruptions.
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. During service disruptions, updates are provided via a series of channels: Onboard and platform announcements, emailed service alerts, twitter updates on the individual line handles, or under the service alerts section at metra. com. Alerts usually are delivered to riders through a combination of the above channels.
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