Service Disruptions

ROCK ISLAND TRAIN DELAYS - UPDATED AT 5:17 P.M.
ROCK ISLAND TRAIN #420, SCHEDULED TO DEPART JOLIET AT 5:13 P.M., MAY BE OPERATING 5 TO 10 MINUTES LATE OUT OF JOLIET, DUE TO LATE ARRIVING EQUIPMENT.

ROCK ISLAND TRAIN #618 SCHEDULED TO DEPART BLUE ISLAND AT 5:59 P.M., MAY BE DELAYED OUT OF BLUE ISLAND, DUE TO LATE ARRIVING EQUIPMENT. THE ESTIMATED TIME OF THE DELAY MAY BE BETWEEN 15 TO 20 MINUTES. WE WILL UPDATE INFORMATION AS SOON AS IT BECOMES AVAILABLE.

METRA/BNSF TRAIN DELAYS - UPDATED AT 5:11 P.M.
METRA/BNSF TRAINS TRAVELING OUTBOUND TO AURORA MAY BE OPERATING 10 TO 20 MINUTES LATE ENROUTE, DUE TO SWITCH PROBLEMS.
UPDATED @ 5:31 P.M.
METRA/BNSF TRAINS TRAVELING INBOUND TO CHICAGO UNION STATION AND OUTBOUND TRAINS TRAVELING TO AURORA, MAY BE OPERATING 10 TO 20 MINUTES LATE ENROUTE, DUE TO EARLIER SWITCH PROBLEMS IN THE VICINITY OF THE CICERO AREA.
UPDATED @ 5:40 P.M.
METRA/BNSF TRAIN #1253, SCHEDULED TO ARRIVE AURORA AT 6:04 P.M., WILL BE RUNNING EXPRESS FROM THE CLARENDON HILLS STATION TO THE NAPERVILLE STATION. PASSENGERS TRAVELING WESTBOUND FROM WESTMONT TO LISLE MUST WAIT FOR TRAIN #1261, THE NEXT SCHEDULED TRAIN TO STOP AT THESE STATIONS.

METRA/UNION PACIFIC WEST LINE TRAIN DELAYS - UPDATED AT 5:05 P.M.
METRA/UNION PACIFIC WEST LINE TRAINS TRAVELING OUTBOUND TO ELBURN, MAY BE OPERATING 15 TO 30 MINUTES LATE ENROUTE, DUE TO EARLIER FREIGHT TRAIN INTERFERENCE.


METRA/UNION PACIFIC NORTHWEST LINE TRAIN DELAYS - UPDATED AT 4:18 P.M.
METRA/UNION PACIFIC NORTHWEST LINE TRAIN #627 SCHEDULED TO DEPART CHICAGO OGILVIE TRANSPORTATION CENTER AT 4:05 P.M. AND SCHEDULED TO ARRIVE HARVARD AT 6:05 P.M., HAS NOT DEPARTED CHICAGO, DUE TO MECHANCIAL PROBLEMS. THE ESTIMATED TIME OF THE DELAY IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. WE WILL UPDATE INFORMATION AS SOON AS IT BECOMES AVAILABLE.

UPDATED AT 4:21 P.M.
METRA/UNION PACIFIC NORTHWEST LINE TRAIN #627 SCHEDULED TO ARRIVE HARVARD AT 6:05 P.M., HAS NOW DEPARTED CHICAGO AND MAY BE OPERATING 10 TO 15 MINUTES LATE ENROUTE, DUE TO EARLIER MECHANICAL PROBLEMS.

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Wednesday, February 7, 2007

ROCK ISLAND TRAIN DELAYS - UPDATED AT 12:16 A.M.
ROCK ISLAND TRAIN #531 SCHEDULED TO ARRIVE JOLIET AT 12:16 A.M., IS CURRENTLY STOPPED AT THE GRESHAM STATION, DUE TO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS. THE ESTIMATED TIME OF THE DELAY IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. WE WILL UPDATE INFORMATION AS SOON AS IT BECOMES AVAILABLE.

UPDATE @ 12:52 A.M.

ROCK ISLAND TRAI #531 SCHEDULED TO ARRIVE JOLIET AT 12:16 A.M., IS NOW ON THE MOVE AND MAY BE OPERATING 90 TO 95 MINUTES LATE ENROUTE, DUE TO EARLIER MECHANICAL PROBLEMS. A NEW ENGINE WAS TIED ONTO THE TRAIN AT THE GRESHAM STATION. THIS TRAIN WILL RUN EXPRESS FROM THE GRESHAM STATION TO BLUE ISLAND STATION AND THEN MAKE ALL STOPS TO JOLIET.

ROCK ISLAND TRAIN #501 SCHEDULED TO ARRIVE JOLIET AT 1:51 A.M. WILL MAKE ALL STOPS ALONG THE BEVERLY SUB-DISTRICT AND THEN MAKE ALL STOPS TO JOLIET. TRAIN #501 IS CURRENTLY RUNNING ON TIME.

They were having some kind of switch problem outside CUS this morning. I was on 2220 and it was delayed at Canal St. waiting for its turn. The chatter on the conductor's radio kept giving permission for outbound trains to pass the red signal on number two main at Washington St. That's all I know, sorry.

The cold weather has really taken a toll on the system this week as various lines have experienced mechanical breakdowns and switch failures. Just to highlight some of the problems, BNSF has had delays just about every afternoon this week due to switch failures. On Wednesday, a late night RI train ran 90+ minutes late due to mechanical problems.

I like this quote:

asc99yhs wrote:And BNSF does dumb things from time to time.

Well, when you run freights during the middle of afternoon rush and delay service, that qualifies. I've seen it three times during the afternoon rush this week.

Did the equipment for cancelled trains 1274 and 1276 ever make it back downtown on Fri, 2/9? Or were they just laid up at Hill yard when their predecessor trains 1235 and 1237 eventually made it into Aurora? Just wondering, since, according to Metra, there was just one outbound cancellation...

doepack wrote:Did the equipment for cancelled trains 1274 and 1276 ever make it back downtown on Fri, 2/9? Or were they just laid up at Hill yard when their predecessor trains 1235 and 1237 eventually made it into Aurora? Just wondering, since, according to Metra, there was just one outbound cancellation...

The equipment was deadheaded back downtown from Aurora.

In other Friday news, BNSF 1262 was held at Aurora for almost an hour because the westbound Carl Sandberg (Amtrak) died in the East Eola plant. It was later towed to the Aurora depot by a BN freight engine.

Monday, February 12, 2007

Southwest Service Train Delay
Southwest Service train # 805 is operating 17 minutes behind schedule due to waiting on other trains. We will provide periodic updated information.

Milwaukee District West
Milwaukee District West line trains 2216, 2218 are operating 15-20 minutes behind schedule due to mechanical problems.

Union Pacific Northwest Line
Union Pacific Northwest Line trains will be experiencing approximately 10-35 minutes late arrivals at the Ogilvie Transportation Center due to signal problems at the EJE, Barrington interlocking.

The following trains are operating late due to the signal problem at the EJE/Barrington interlocking:

# 610 schedule to arrive Ogilvie Transportation Center at 7:22a.m. is operating 40 minutes late.
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# 614 scheduled to arrive Ogilvie Transportation Center at 7:41a.m. is operating 35 minutes late.

# 618 scheduled to arrive Ogilvie Transportation Center at 7:56a.m. is operating 15 minutes late.

# 622 scheduled to arrive Ogilvie Transportation Center at 8:13a.m. is operating 20 minutes late

Rock Island District

Rock Island District train # 401 scheduled to arrive Joliet at 8:05a.m. is operating 30 minutes late due to switch/Signal problems at Gresham Jct.


Rock Island District train # 614 scheduled to depart Blue Island at 7:50 a.m. will be operating approximately 20 minutes late due to late turn of equipment from LaSalle Street Station because of Switch/Signal problems at Gresham Jct.

Heritage Corridor

I had not known that an incident took place until I had gotten to CUS and saw a whole mob of commuters at the south concourse. Aside from announcements that were being made regarding the delays, there was a person using a bullhorn explaining what had happened in Berwyn, then explained what causes a "late turn of equipment", and announced track boarding changes. There was a 'load and go' in place for the 6:12, 6:16, and 6:20 departures and those trains came in from the road, loaded quickly, and were out within 5 minutes of their regularly scheduled departure times. Then, quite a sight in Lisle at about 1925 with the 6:20 (track 1), 6:50 (track 3), and a mixed freight (track 2) all travelling west and coming into the station almost simultaneously.

MetraBNSF wrote: Aside from announcements that were being made regarding the delays, there was a person using a bullhorn explaining what had happened in Berwyn, then explained what causes a "late turn of equipment"...

Of course, we as railfans understand this. But I bet there were a lot of confused and bewildered looks on the faces of the passengers during the explanation; at least, among those that were listening and actually trying to understand...

METRA/BNSF TRAIN DELAY
METRA BNSF TRAIN # 1256, SCHEDULED TO ARRIVE CHICAGO UNION STATION AT 8:39 A.M.,
IS OPERATING 20 MINUTES BEHIND SCHEDULE, DUE TO WEATHER CONDITIONS.

METRA MILWAUKEE DISTRIC WEST LINE TRAIN DELAY
MILWAUKEE DISTRIC WEST LINE TRAIN # 2218, SCHEDULED TO ARRIVE CHICAGO UNION STATION
AT 8:18 A.M., IS OPERATING 18 MINUTES BEHIND SCHEDULE, DUE TO WEATHER CONDITIONS.

METRA NORTH CENTRAL SERVICE TRAIN DELAY
NORTH CENTRAL SERVICE TRAIN # 106, SCHEDULED TO ARRIVE CHICAGO UNION STATION
AT 8:04 A.M., IS OPERATING 18 MINUTES BEHIND SCHEDULE, DUE TO SIGNAL PROBLEMS.

NORTH CENTRAL SERVICE TRAIN # 108, SCHEDULED TO ARRIVE CHICAGO UNION STATION
AT 8:11 A.M., IS OPERATING 15 MINUTES BEHIND SCHEDULE, DUE TO SIGNAL PROBLEMS.

METRA ELECTRIC TRAIN DELAYS
METRA ELECTRIC TRAIN # 106, SCHEDULED TO ARRIVE MILLENNIUM STATION AT 7:51 A.M.,
IS OPERATING 20 MINUTES BEHIND SCHEDULE, DUE TO SWITCH PROBLEMS IN THE
VICINITY OF 115TH ST.

METRA ELECTRIC TRAIN # 752, SCHEDULED TO ARRIVE MILLENNIUN STATION AT 7:39 A.M.,
IS OPERATING 15 MINUTES BEHIND SCHEDULE, DUE TO SWITCH PROBLEMS.

METRA ELECTRIC TRAINS DEPARTING UNIVERSITY PARK MAY BE OPERATING 10 TO 15
MINUTES BEHIND SCHEUDLE. DUE TO SWITCH PROBLEMS IN THE VICINITY OF 115TH STREET.


METRA HERITAGE CORRIDOR TRAIN DELAY
HERITAGE CORRIDOR TRAIN # 916, SCHEDULED TO ARRIVE CHICAGO UNION STATION
AT 7:30 A.M., IS OPERATING 19 MINUTES BEHIND SCHEDULE, DUE TO FREIGHT TRAIN
INTERFERENCE.

METRA/BNSF TRAIN DELAYS
METRA/BNSF TRAIN # 1222, SCHEDULED TO ARRIVE CHICAGO UNION STATION 7:20 A.M.,
IS OPERATING 15 MINUTES BEHIND SCHEDULE, DUE TO WEATHER CONDITIONS.

METRA/BNSF TRAIN # 1232, SCHEDULED TO ARRIVE CHICAGO UNION STATION 7:48 A.M.,
IS OPERATING 15 MINUTES BEHIND SCHEDULE, DUE TO WEATHER CONDITIONS.

METRA/BNSF TRAIN DELAY
METRA/BNSF TRAIN # 1221 SCHEDULED TO ARRIVE HINSDALE AT 7:46 A.M., WILL NOT
OPERATE. YOUR NEXT OUTBOUND TRAIN IS # 1225, SCHEDULED TO DEPART CHICAGO UNION
STATION AT 7:45 A.M.

METRA UNION PACIFIC NORTHWEST LINE TRAIN DELAY
UNION PACIFIC NORTHWEST LINE TRAIN # 605, SCHEDULED TO ARRIVE BARRINGTON AT
7:34 A.M., IS OPERATING 15 MINUTES BEHIND SCHEDULE, DUE TO EARLIER MECHANCIAL
PROBLEMS.


METRA/HERITAGE CORRIDOR TRAIN DELAY
HERITAGE CORRIDOR TRAIN # 914, SCHEDULED TO ARRIVE CHICAGO UNION STATION AT 6:50 A.M.,
IS CURRENTLY OPERATING 25 MINUTES BEHIND SCHEDULE, DUE TO SWITCH PROBLEMS.

UPDATED AT 6:46 A.M.

METRA/HERITAGE CORRIDOR TRAIN DELAY
HERITAGE CORRIDOR TRAIN # 914, SCHEDULED TO ARRIVE CHICAGO UNION STATION AT 6:50 A.M.,
IS CURRENTLY STOPPED, DUE TO SWITCH PROBLEMS. THE ESTIMATED TIME OF DELAY IS
UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. WE WILL UPDATE INFORMATION AS SOON AS IT BECOMES AVAILABLE.

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Wow, it's a rainbow of delays!