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Metra Electric South Chicago trains stopped due to police investigation, ‘extensive delays' expected

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The transit agency Electric South Chicago trains were stopped Monday morning due to police activity, with delays expected for commuters. According to the transit agency, all inbound and outbound trains on the transit agency Electric South Chicago branch were halted near Stony Island because of a police investigation. Extensive delays are anticipated, the transit agency said.

The South Chicago Branch is a 13-mile commuter rail line that diverges from the transit agency Electric District main line at 67th Street and runs southeast to 93rd Street, NBC 5 traffic reporter Kye Martin said. The police activity centers at Stony Island, which is the stop before 67th headed inbound to Millennium Station. No further details were provided.

Source: Local news

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