A freight train robbery in Chicago’s Lawndale neighborhood on Tuesday afternoon brought part of a busy rail corridor to a halt, forcing crews to stop a BNSF freight near West 19th Street and South Marshall Boulevard and tangling commuter traffic in the process. Multiple police units converged on the scene as a news helicopter filmed the stopped freight consist lined up with squad cars. What was taken and whether anyone was arrested were not clear in the immediate aftermath.
Metra: Trains Halted, Delays Expected
According to ABC7 Chicago, Metra said at 4:21 p.m. that BNSF trains were halted because of police activity near West 19th Street and South Marshall Boulevard. By 4:36 p.m., Metra reported that inbound and outbound BNSF trains were moving again…..