Metra And South Shore Trains To Operate On Modified Schedules During Deep Freeze
With temperatures expected to be below zero all day on Wednesday, both Metra and the South Shore Line will operate modified schedules.
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With temperatures expected to be below zero all day on Wednesday, both Metra and the South Shore Line will operate modified schedules.
Metra will operate a modified schedule Wednesday to help deal with extreme cold temperatures.
The deep freeze Chicagoans are waking up to can be tough on one of the busiest commuter rail lines in the country. Metra warned riders trains are running a little slow this morning to reduce stress on the tracks.
Metra says it was a rotten beam that gave way and came crashing down on a commuter between tracks five and seven at Union Station Tuesday. It sent one man to the hospital.
Metra's citizen advisory board will discuss malfunctioning crossing gates in south suburban Mokena, after several near misses in November.
Metra has halted Union Pacific-West trains near Lombard, and riders were being urged to take another train route, after a person was hit by a freight train Thursday morning.
Metra officials say a the problem was more significant than first thought after a safety bar separating traffic from an oncoming train in Mokena malfunctioned for hours.
Metra officials say there were multiple near-hits between cars and trains on Nov. 9 after an engineer failed to report the first incident.
"So we picked the old lady up and we got to the sidewalk just as the guardrails were going down. Probably about five to 10 seconds later that's when the train hit the car."
A driver was saved from a vehicle on the tracks before it was struck by a Metra train near Grace Street in Lombard Monday night, Lombard officials confirm.
Crews are working to upright derailed train cars, that halted the Metra Heritage Corridor Line Monday morning.
Metra has canceled morning service on the Heritage Corridor, after a freight train derailed in southwest suburban Willow Springs, blocking the tracks.
Metra has released video from an outgoing train showing the final moments before two Chicago police officers were hit and killed by a train while chasing after a suspect.
A Metra train nearly hit at least three cars at a crossing in south suburban Mokena last month, after the crossing gates failed to warn drivers of the oncoming train.
The trains departing Chicago at 4:38 p.m. and 5:50 p.m. will accommodate passengers and make all stops from Downers Grove-Main Street to Aurora.
Up to three kids accompanied by an adult may ride for free during the period.
Children 11 and younger may ride on Metra for free from Dec. 24 through Jan. 4.
The Cook County State's Attorney's Office said Edward Brown found a fanny pack with the handgun and ammunition he shot in an alley.
The suspect is 24-year-old Edward Brown. He's the man police said the officers were chasing across the train tracks when they were struck and killed by that train.
For most people the deadly tragedies of trains hitting pedestrians or vehicles are scenes from afar, but for conductor Gordon Bowe they are haunting realities.
They had roles more important than police officers: They were dads and husbands.
Authorities say the train operator was traveling about 65 miles per hour and slammed on the brakes but couldn't stop.
The South Shore Line estimates it would take a quarter to a half mile to suddenly apply the breaks and stop.
The two officers fatally struck by a train in the Chicago Police 5th District are the latest in a number of tragedies for the district this year alone.
Metra is launching a free app that will allow users to discreetly report security concerns to police from the train or station.
