A freight train derailment has halted service and prompted extensive delays on the Metra BNSF line in Chicago's west suburbs.

Metra BNSF customers are advised to seek alternate transportation after a freight train derailment disrupts service Friday morning.

Crews are working to get a freight train back on the tracks after a derailment caused some headaches for commuters in the western suburbs early Friday morning. Officials from Metra said the freight ...

Metra says inbound and outbound service is halted near Route 59 in Aurora due to the derailment.

According a post from the Metra BNSF line, all train service on the line was halted near Route 59 in Naperville.

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