Freight train derailment blocks Metra Southwest Line trains The early afternoon derailment of a freight train locomotive on the South Side has affected evening rush service on Metra’s Southwest Service between downtown and the southwest suburbs. The Norfolk Southern Railroad locomotive derailed at about 41st and Root streets, according to Metra spokesman Michael Gillis. Since the derailment blocked all train traffic for Metra and Norfolk Southern ...
June 13, 2013 - Chicago Sun-Times
Freight Train Derailment Snarls Metra SouthWest Service Trains Service on Metra’s Southwest Service between downtown and southwest suburban Manhattan has been disrupted Thursday afternoon by the derailment of a freight train locomotive on the South Side.
June 13, 2013 - CBS Chicago