Limited service restored on Metra BNSF Line after Clarendon Hills crash
The Clarendon Hills stop will be closed altogether on Thursday due to a National Transportation Safety Board investigation. CBS 2's Suzanne Le Mignot reports.
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The Clarendon Hills stop will be closed altogether on Thursday due to a National Transportation Safety Board investigation. CBS 2's Suzanne Le Mignot reports.
Service on the BNSF Railway was suspended deep into the afternoon. CBS 2's Shardaa Gray reports.
No one we talked to is debating that the bridges along the Metra Union Pacific North Line at Ravenswood Avenue need replacing. It is the way to do it that is up for debate.
The new schedules will begin on Monday.
CBS 2's Marissa Perlman talked with a Chicago Transit Authority bus driver and some Metra commuters after both agencies said COVID-19 mitigation masks will now be optional.
The Chicago Transit Authority, Metra, Pace, and Chicago airports dropped their mask mandates after Gov. Pritzker said masks will no longer be required on public transit in Illinois. CBS 2's Meredith Barack reports.
The move comes after Gov. JB Pritzker said the mandates were ending.
Metra Union Pacific North line service was halted late Friday after a person was hit by a train in downtown Evanston.
The CTA, Metra, and Pace want to thank bus drivers and train operators for being heroes to the city during the pandemic.
Make sure to check the train schedules because your morning commute could be impacted.
Metra trains were halted at the Ogilvie Transportation Center during the Monday afternoon rush due to a suspicious package investigation, and the transit center was also evacuated. CBS 2's Charlie De Mar reports.
Metra trains were halted at the Ogilvie Transportation Center during the Monday afternoon rush due to a suspicious package investigation.
Metra trains were halted at the Ogilvie Transportation Center during the Monday afternoon rush due to a suspicious package investigation. Kris Habermehl reports from Chopper 2.
Metra has extended the passes several times since the start of the pandemic.
A suspect in a Metra Electric train robbery was arrested overnight.
Metra police were asking for help from the public Tuesday in finding a man who robbed a train conductor at gunpoint on the Metra Electric Line in broad daylight downtown.
A Metra UP-NW train hit a pedestrian in Park Ridge Monday morning.
One person was killed Thursday evening when a car got hit by an Amtrak train in the northern suburbs.
A 12-year-old girl on Friday night was reeling from a ride home from school she'll never forget – after she helped everyone get out safely before her school bus was slammed into by a Metra train in Orland Park.
Orland Fire Protection District Chief Michael Schofield said the bus driver's quick thinking helped prevent anyone on the bus from getting hurt. Five students were on the bus at the time.
Metra BNSF line trains were halted at the Congress Park station in Brookfield during the Friday afternoon rush after someone was hit by a train.
One-way tickets are now only good for two weeks. The 10-ride tickets will only be valid for 90 days.
A pedestrian was hit by a Metra train near Villa Park Monday.
Metra is bringing back the fire and ice as the extreme cold arrives in Chicago.
A Rock Island Metra line train struck a vehicle near 112th Street In Morgan Park Friday morning.
