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Freight Train Looted On West Side; BNSF Services Delayed, Metra Says
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Status
Reported, not yet confirmed
Independent sources
3
First seen
Oct 27, 10:34 AM CDT
updated Oct 27, 11:25 AM CDT
Topic
Local News
Reported by WLS-TV, WMAQ-TV and WFLD, not yet confirmed.
What Happened
BNSF services and some Metra trains were halted for hours in Chicago after a freight train was looted in a suspected burglary on the West Side, WFLD, WMAQ-TV, and WLS-TV reported.
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How It Unfolded
Official Confirmation
No official source confirms this yet. It is reported, not confirmed.
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