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Thieves target freight train on Chicago's West Side, leaving Metra trains halted

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Thieves target freight train on Chicago's West Side, leaving Metra trains halted

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+70.4% 19d

    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
BWETNo price data for this ticker———————
IYTNo price data for this ticker———————
ZIM-1.34%-1.63%base+0.39%after closeafter closeafter close
MATX+3.59%-0.77%base+0.51%after closeafter closeafter close
DAC-0.63%-0.15%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
KEXNo price data for this ticker———————

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, leaving Metra trains halted CBS News

Source: CBS News

Price since this story was published: Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET)

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
Danaos (DAC)three days earlier-0.15%final price
Danaos (DAC)five days earlier-0.63%final price
Matson (MATX)that day+0.51%still updating
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+0.39%still updating
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 tied to this story

  • BWET Amplify Commodity Trust

    In “Thieves target freight train on Chicago's West Side, leaving Metra trains halted,” 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

    Ishares Tr (IYT) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 27 Oct 2026 story “Thieves target freight train on Chicago's West Side, leaving Metra trains halted.” 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

    ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (ZIM) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 27 Oct 2026 story “Thieves target freight train on Chicago's West Side, leaving Metra trains halted.” 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

    In “Thieves target freight train on Chicago's West Side, leaving Metra trains halted,” Matson (MATX) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. 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

    For “Thieves target freight train on Chicago's West Side, leaving Metra trains halted,” 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

    In “Thieves target freight train on Chicago's West Side, leaving Metra trains halted,” Kirby (KEX) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. 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)

The 27 Oct 2026 story “Thieves target freight train on Chicago's West Side, leaving Metra trains halted” names Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET) because of 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

A second company, Ishares Tr (IYT), is listed for a different reason: iShares U.S. Transportation ETF: it tracks shipping freight. Linked by “freight” (container shipping) in this story

Dates and price levels for Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET)

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.

The shipping score for Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET)

46 out of 100Price not final

“Thieves target freight train on Chicago's West Side, leaving Metra trains halted” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 6 linked companies. The price is not final yet.