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Some west suburban Metra rains Monday afternoon were stopped and faced "extensive delays" due to police activity, Metra said in statements posted to social media.
The Metra UP-W line, which runs from Elburn to Ogilvy Transportation Center first posted about the delays at 11:33 a.m. Monday, saying "inbound and outbound train traffic will be halted due to police activity near Wheaton."
"Delay times are unknown," Metra went on to say.
About an hour later, Metra posted an update saying the tracks had been cleared as the police activity near Wheaton continued.
Inbound and outbound trains have been cleared to proceed and may be operating extensively delayed due to police activity near Wheaton. Please listen to platform announcements for delay times and visit https://t.co/EpnfkLYCRX for the location of your train.
— Metra UP-W (@metraUPW) March 24, 2025
Metra went on to post an update at 1:12 p.m. saying trains were running approximately 50 minutes behind schedule "due to earlier police activity."
Wheaton Police did not immediately return NBC Chicago's request for more information.
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