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Friday commute affected by derailment

Metra released the following schedule update for today for lines affected by the freight-train derailment Thursday on the Milwaukee District West line.

It advises passengers to check the Metra website to make sure plans have not been revised.

All Milwaukee West Line trains may operate 20 to 30 minutes behind schedule.

Ÿ Trains 2201 and 2203 will terminate at Bartlett. A bus will carry passengers to National Street, Elgin, and Big Timber stations (2201 passengers only).

Ÿ Milwaukee North Train 2122 will not operate.

All passengers from Lake-Cook Road, North Glenview and all stops from Edgebrook to Healy should plan on either riding 2118 approximately 20 minutes earlier or 2126 arriving in Chicago 35 minutes later.

Ÿ Passengers normally boarding Train 2122 at stations from Fox Lake to Deerfield, and also Morton Grove, should ride Train 2124, which operates approximately 10 minutes later.

Ÿ NCS Train 106 will not operate. Train 108 will make all scheduled stops to the O’Hare Transfer, then express to River Grove, making stops at Western Avenue and Chicago. This train may operate up to 15 minutes behind schedule.

Bus Schedule 1

One bus.

Ÿ 2201 - arrive Bartlett by 6:30 a.m. to meet 2201. Bus to National Street, Elgin and Big Timber. Return DH to Bartlett to Bus 2203.

Ÿ 2203 - arrive Bartlett and bus to National Street and Elgin.

Bus Schedule 2

Three buses.

Ÿ 2226 - arrive Elgin by 7:30 a.m. to meet 2226. Depart from Elgin on 2226’s schedule at 7:48 a.m. Make a stop at National Street, then terminate at Bartlett.

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