Metra’s BNSF line was at a standstill Tuesday morning in Chicago after a freight train was robbed, with “extensive delays” expected, Metra said.
The transit agency said BNSF trains were stopped just before 9 a.m. at Western Avenue due to the incident and police activity. An alert posted to Metra’s website said inbound and outbound trains were on the move, but that some would be “extensively delayed.”…