As the deadline for a possible freight railroad work stoppage approaches, Metra warned trains on some lines could stop running Thursday night
Commuters board a Metra train on the Union Pacific Northwest line in Barrington on March 16, 2020.
The commuter rail service said it was continuing to talk with the freight railroads that interact with Heritage Corridor and the North Central Service to determine whether Metra could run trains on those lines.A Metra train from Chicago arrives the Brookfield station on the BNSF Railway Line on Dec. 10, 2018.
Federal law bars a freight railroad strike or lockout before Friday, and Congress could intervene and block a work stoppage if the unions and railroads can’t reach a deal by the end of the week. But the freight railroads and Amtrak have begun taking preemptive steps.in a move intended to avoid possible disruptions should the freight railroad workers walk out while lengthy passenger train trips are underway. Nearly all of the passenger service’s routes outside the Northeast U.S.
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