Don't be surprised to see small fires burning along Metra railroad tracks in the Chicago area as a brutal cold front freezes ...

In general, the level of service on most lines will be similar to the service offered on weekends, Metra officials said.

As the extreme cold rolls, Metra is reducing its schedules, with less trains on all lines on Friday.

All Metra trains will be operating on reduced schedules Friday due to bitter cold temperatures in the forecast.