Overview
- On July 25, a car struck a bridge at Ashland and West Armitage near Clybourn station and stopped the Union Pacific Northwest and North lines during the morning rush
- Mandatory track inspections allowed trains to resume service by 7 a.m., although UPNW trains #609, #615 and #618 and UP trains #305, #308 and #391 were canceled and delays continued
- Friday evening, a BNSF Metra train fatally struck 41-year-old Joshua Medley in Brookfield, with the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office ruling his death an accident
- The BNSF line and the nearby Burlington Avenue intersection were temporarily closed and have since reopened, but service disruptions persist into the evening commute
- Metra and law enforcement agencies are conducting formal investigations and completing safety checks across the network to determine causes and prevent further incidents