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Posted 13 October 2015 - 12:17 AM

WLS-TV, ABC-7 in Chicago, IL, 10/12/15:

 


Metra BNSF trains moving again after Brookfield hazmat situation

 


Brookfield officials say a passerby called them after spotting plastic bags containing an unknown liquid directly on the train tracks around 9:15 a.m. Hazmat crews from various communities were called in and are still trying to determine what the material is.

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Posted 13 October 2015 - 12:21 AM

Chicago-ist, 10/12/15:

 


Hazmat Incident Shuts Down Metra BNSF Line During Rush Hour

 

Commuters from the western suburbs are going to have a tough evening. A hazmat incident has suspended service on Metra's BNSF line which will impact commuters during the Monday rush hour and Cubs fans on their way to Wrigley Field.

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