Overview

• A car struck a bridge near Ashland Avenue and West Armitage Avenue by the Clybourn station around 6 a.m. Friday, halting service.
• Both inbound and outbound Union Pacific North and Northwest trains were stopped near Clybourn and Ogilvie Transportation Center, stranding multiple services.
• Metra canceled UPNW trains #609, #615 and #618 and UPN trains #305, #308 and #391, while train #303 ran with extensive delays.
• Service resumed by 7 a.m. after mandatory track inspections, though riders continued to face significant delays and select cancellations.
• The crash highlights ongoing infrastructure vulnerabilities across Chicago’s commuter rail system and raises questions about maintenance under Metra’s $770 million budget shortfall.