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 #124310  by Mike Roque
 
A freight train derailed near the LaSalle Street Station, located at 16th and Clark in the Loop, stranding thousands of passengers who normally take Metra's Rock Island train. Officials do not know when the Rock Island service will be back on track.

Full story:
http://abclocal.go.com/wls/news/050505_ns_train.html