Person Struck By Metra Train Near Elmwood Park Station
Inbound trains are stopped near Metra's Elmwood Park station after a pedestrian was hit Saturday afternoon, according to a Metra spokesperson.
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Inbound trains are stopped near Metra's Elmwood Park station after a pedestrian was hit Saturday afternoon, according to a Metra spokesperson.
Union Pacific and Metra are facing a lawsuit after a crash in Wheaton left a woman critically hurt.
A person was fatally struck by a Metra train Wednesday morning.
Metra will go back to an alternate weekday schedule on Monday, after more than a week of either suspending service altogether or reducing it amid civil unrest in the Chicago area.
Metra service will resume on most lines Wednesday.
The rail agency said service is suspended for the safety of the public and employees.
Metra announced Sunday night that it is canceling all service for Monday amid unrest in the Chicago area.
Metra on Thursday announced its plans to maintain passenger safety amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
A pedestrian was struck by a Metra train in Glenview early Wednesday morning.
Inbound and outbound train movement was stopped after Metra BNSF Train No. 1326 hit a pedestrian.
A Metra train conductor has tested positive for the coronavirus, the rail agency said Wednesday.
As more workers in Indiana and Illinois work from home during the COVID-19 crisis, mass transit agencies are offering a variety of refunds and incentives for commuters.
On Monday morning, commuters who still have to get into Chicago for work will need to adjust to different schedules on Metra.
Metra is cutting service nearly in half as ridership has dropped considerably as more commuters work from home during the coronavirus pandemic.
"We have to keep the public transit system going," the mayor said. "People need to be able to get to work. Lots of folks depend on public transportation to get to and from."
Four people, including a child, were injured Thursday night in when a Metra train and a car were involved in an accident in South Shore.
Metra is paying special attention to certain surfaces on its trains to combat spread of coronavirus, while the Chicago Transit Authority emphasized that it cleans its vehicles and stations rigorously as it is.
A man was killed and three others were injured when a Metra train collided with a car on the tracks in Hometown earlier this month.
"I felt a big bump looked out the window and saw smoke coming around the side of the train."
Inbound UP-Northwest train #642 hit an SUV near the Arlington Heights station around 11:30 a.m.
A South Shore Line train derailed outside Millennium Station Saturday morning sending four people to the hospital.
Surveillance video shows the moments leading up to a collisions between a Metra train and car that left four people seriously injured on Wednesday night.
A Metra train hit a car, causing the car to hit a person on the Southwest Side.
A Metra train hit a car at 87th Street and Pulaski Road Thursday, leaving four people seriously injured and halting the SouthWest Service Line.
Metra UP-NW riders can expect delays after a derailment in the Crystal lake rail yard.
