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Thieves target freight train on Chicago's West Side, delaying Metra BNSF trains

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Thieves target freight train on Chicago's West Side, delaying Metra BNSF trains

Thieves looted a freight train on Chicago's West Side Tuesday morning, causing major delays for Metra commuters.

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • BWET Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF+61.1% 18d

    Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF: it tracks shipping freight. Linked by “freight” (container shipping) in this story.

  • IYT iShares U.S. Transportation ETF

    iShares U.S. Transportation ETF: it tracks shipping freight. Linked by “freight” (container shipping) in this story.

  • ZIM ZIM Integrated Shipping Services-0.1% 30d

    ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (deep sea foreign transportation of freight): shipping lines' rates jump when routes or ports are disrupted. Linked by “freight” (container shipping) in this story.

  • MATX Matson-5.7% 9d

    Matson (water transportation): shipping lines' rates jump when routes or ports are disrupted. Linked by “freight” (container shipping) in this story.

  • DAC Danaos

    Danaos (deep sea foreign transportation of freight): shipping lines' rates jump when routes or ports are disrupted. Linked by “freight” (container shipping) in this story.

  • KEX Kirby-2.8% 19d

    Kirby (water transportation): shipping lines' rates jump when routes or ports are disrupted. Linked by “freight” (container shipping) in this story.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
BWET-3.51%+0.00%base+0.12%after closeafter closeafter close
IYT-1.05%+1.53%base+1.82%after closeafter closeafter close
ZIM-1.34%-1.63%base+0.64%after closeafter closeafter close
MATX+3.59%-0.77%base+1.23%after closeafter closeafter close
DAC-0.63%-0.15%base-0.39%after closeafter closeafter close
KEX+1.17%-2.51%base+1.94%after closeafter closeafter close

Closing-price change versus T-1, the last close before the story. T0 to T+3 fill in after each market close. Prices: Alpaca IEX.

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Thieves target freight train on Chicago's West Side, delaying Metra BNSF trains CBS News

Source: CBS News

The price since 27 Oct 2026: Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET) versus the S&P 500

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET)that day+0.12%final price
Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET)three days earlier0.00%final price
Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET)five days earlier-3.51%final price
Danaos (DAC)that day-0.39%final price
Danaos (DAC)three days earlier-0.15%final price
Danaos (DAC)five days earlier-0.63%final price
Ishares Tr (IYT)that day+1.82%final price
Ishares Tr (IYT)three days earlier+1.53%final price
Ishares Tr (IYT)five days earlier-1.05%final price
Kirby (KEX)that day+1.94%final price
Kirby (KEX)three days earlier-2.51%final price
Kirby (KEX)five days earlier+1.17%final price
Matson (MATX)that day+1.23%final price
Matson (MATX)three days earlier-0.77%final price
Matson (MATX)five days earlier+3.59%final price
ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (ZIM)that day+0.64%final price
ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (ZIM)three days earlier-1.63%final price
ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (ZIM)five days earlier-1.34%final price

Who collects and who pays in shipping

Companies carried with this story

  • BWET Amplify Commodity Trust

    In “Thieves target freight train on Chicago's West Side, delaying Metra BNSF trains,” Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF: it tracks shipping freight. Linked by “freight” (container shipping) in this story

  • IYT Ishares Tr

    For “Thieves target freight train on Chicago's West Side, delaying Metra BNSF trains,” Ishares Tr (IYT) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: iShares U.S. Transportation ETF: it tracks shipping freight. Linked by “freight” (container shipping) in this story

  • ZIM ZIM Integrated Shipping Services

    In “Thieves target freight train on Chicago's West Side, delaying Metra BNSF trains,” ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (ZIM) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (deep sea foreign transportation of freight): shipping lines' rates jump when routes or ports are disrupted. Linked by “freight” (container shipping) in this story

  • MATX Matson

    Matson (MATX) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 27 Oct 2026 story “Thieves target freight train on Chicago's West Side, delaying Metra BNSF trains.” Reason on file: Matson (water transportation): shipping lines' rates jump when routes or ports are disrupted. Linked by “freight” (container shipping) in this story

  • DAC Danaos

    In “Thieves target freight train on Chicago's West Side, delaying Metra BNSF trains,” Danaos (DAC) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Danaos (deep sea foreign transportation of freight): shipping lines' rates jump when routes or ports are disrupted. Linked by “freight” (container shipping) in this story

  • KEX Kirby

    Kirby (KEX) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 27 Oct 2026 story “Thieves target freight train on Chicago's West Side, delaying Metra BNSF trains.” Reason on file: Kirby (water transportation): shipping lines' rates jump when routes or ports are disrupted. Linked by “freight” (container shipping) in this story

How shipping news reaches Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET)

“Thieves target freight train on Chicago's West Side, delaying Metra BNSF trains” (27 Oct 2026) reaches Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET) through Shipping.

The link for Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET) is this: Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF: it tracks shipping freight. Linked by “freight” (container shipping) in this story

Ishares Tr (IYT) is here too. Its reason reads: iShares U.S. Transportation ETF: it tracks shipping freight. Linked by “freight” (container shipping) in this story

Dates in the story, and the Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET) price range

BWET traded between 788.51 and 1047.07 across 15 sessions. The latest close on file is 931.01. ZIM traded between 27.01 and 30.98 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 29.53.

How strong the case is around Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET)

46 out of 100

“Thieves target freight train on Chicago's West Side, delaying Metra BNSF trains” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 6 linked companies.