by metraRI
After tonights mess on RI, I thought there should be a thread where posts can be made about service disruptions instead of making a new thread for each time something happens.
I'm not sure what exactly happened, but from what I have read from Metra's service updates a truck was struck near Brainerd. This caused branch line trains to use the main to Blue Island. Once at Blue Island, trains went back north toward Brainerd. As a result train #415, an express to Joliet was cancelled. Branch line trains ran up to 60 minutes late, as trains ran backwards up the branch. Train #417 ran with its normal equipment coming from #418. #419 left LaSalle Street 20 minutes late, using train #420's equipment. #523, which normally uses #420's equipment, ran with a 9 car train, possibly #415's equipment. #525, which normally runs with equipment used on #613 and #628, ran with a 7 car Blue Island set. I'm not sure what will happen to get everything back to thier normal layover yards.
I'm not sure what exactly happened, but from what I have read from Metra's service updates a truck was struck near Brainerd. This caused branch line trains to use the main to Blue Island. Once at Blue Island, trains went back north toward Brainerd. As a result train #415, an express to Joliet was cancelled. Branch line trains ran up to 60 minutes late, as trains ran backwards up the branch. Train #417 ran with its normal equipment coming from #418. #419 left LaSalle Street 20 minutes late, using train #420's equipment. #523, which normally uses #420's equipment, ran with a 9 car train, possibly #415's equipment. #525, which normally runs with equipment used on #613 and #628, ran with a 7 car Blue Island set. I'm not sure what will happen to get everything back to thier normal layover yards.