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Chaos at the Train Station

        In typical Metra fashion, there is a delay and their announcements only create further confusion. I just happened to notice when I checked my track -- because you may or may not know that I learned the hard way that you always check your track -- that the Union Pacific North Line 7:04 a.m. to Highland Park is delayed. But all other trains are running as scheduled.
        So at 7:21 a.m., when standing on a platform for tracks 9 and 10, an announcement is made: “The next North Line train will be departing from track number 14. The next North Line train will depart to Highland Park from track number 14.”
        What they didn’t say was that was the 7:04 that is departing from track 14. The 7:04, which makes different stops than the 7:25 (my train).
        I saw a fellow commuter stepping of the train, and I explained what I had derived from the information I gathered after the lack of clarity announcement.