Hey all. According to a source of mine, Amtrak train 305 and an HC train a detouring on the Rock Island right now as I type this message. I donno if any of you live close enough, but if you do, my last report was Blue Island at 8:46P.M. for 305 with the HC train right on it's heels. This is due to an earlier hasmat situation on the HC somewhere. Just thought i'd let y'all know.
(In advance sorry Mike)
Very little to do with Metra......
Amtrak detours on the Rock a few times a year. Somewhere around this mess I have a photo of an inbound Texas Eagle @ Oak Forest. My father works for IDOT, for awhile there was serious talk of rerouting Amtrak down the Rock Island District then due south at Joliet. I doubt seriously of that ever happening as the HC has 2 seperated lines parallel to each other.