 <p>Trains are running nearly an hour behind on the Metra BNSF line after frozen track switches caused delays on the West Side.</p><p>Trains in both directions were delayed beginning about 6:30 a.m. because of frozen switches near Cicero Avenue and Congress Parkway, according to Metra.</p><p>The switches were thawed out, but it caused trains to operate up to 55 minutes behind schedule, a Metra spokesperson said.</p><div class="RTEHashTagLabAdModule">
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</div><p>Some trains were operating as express and not making stops in both directions.</p><p>More information can be found at <a class="Link" href="https://metra.com/" target="_blank" data-cms-ai="0">metra.com</a>.<br></p> 

About 6:25 a.m., trains in both directions began to be delayed because of frozen switches near Cicero Avenue and Congress Parkway.{ai:summary}<p>Trains on the Metra BNSF line were delayed due to frozen track switches on the West Side, causing delays of up to 55 minutes. Trains operated express and did not make stops in both directions. #transportation</p>

Metra BNSF trains running nearly hour behind after frozen switches in Austin

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