(WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- Metra Electric District line trains were halted Thursday evening following a freight train derailment near south suburban East Hazel Crest.
At 6:08 p.m., Metra announced that inbound and outbound trains were halted near the Calumet Station, according to alerts from the rail agency. As a result, inbound and outbound trains were facing delays of between 25 and 33 minutes.
The issue appears to involve a Canadian National freight train, according to Metra spokeswoman Sylvia Cooper.