Overview
- A westbound CSX freight train bound for Bedford Park Yard derailed early Wednesday in Chicago Ridge near Ridgeland and Central.
- Between 10 and 12 cars left the tracks, and authorities reported no injuries.
- Metra suspended Southwest Service to and from Chicago Ridge and urged riders to use alternate transportation, with resumption assessed hour by hour.
- Ridgeland Avenue and Central Avenue crossings were closed, and 107th at Central sustained roadway damage expected to keep that area closed for a couple of days.
- Officials said some cars carried materials classified as hazardous but described them as minor packaged goods, and the cause remains under investigation.