As Metra lines continued to face delays Monday morning across the Chicago area, the commuter rail system issued a statement explaining what led to the disruption.
Update: Metra issued a statement to give an update on delays and explain what led to the disruption.
Multiple Metra lines faced “unknown” delays Monday morning due to a string of signal and train control problems.
The Union Pacific Northwest, Milwaukee North, North Central Service and Heritage Corridor lines were all impacted by signal and train control problems, Metra announced on X, formally known as Twitter.
The Milwaukee District West line was delayed due to mechanical failure, according to Metra.
The length of the delays weren’t known.
NBC 5 traffic reporter Kye Martin encouraged riders to check the Metra website and the Ventra app for updates.
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