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‘Extensive Delays': Metra Train Derailment Shuts Down Two Train Lines for Hours

The derailment caused up to two-hour delays on three Metra lines, disrupting service for roughly 400 passengers during the evening rush hour, with no injuries reported.

A Metra train derailment near Union Station disrupted three lines during the Wednesday evening rush hour, officials said.A Milwaukee District West passenger train’s front wheels fell off the tracks around 5:50 p.m. just as it exited Union Station and approached Canal Street, Metra spokesman Michael Gilles said.The train remained upright and none of the roughly 400 passengers was injured, he said. Passengers were transferred to other trains.The d…

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NBC Chicago broke the news in Chicago, United States on Wednesday, August 27, 2025.
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