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Wheeling train crash victim leaves three young daughters behind; GoFundMe page established
May 26, 2022 6:44 PM - "We didn't get a chance to say goodbye." Jesus "Ivan" Castrejon's death leaves three daughters ages 18 through 4 grieving after a Metra train crash Monday. A GoFundMe page has been set up. -
Wheeling man identified as truck driver killed in Metra crash; engineer braked and sounded horn
May 24, 2022 6:40 PM - A 41-year-old Wheeling man has been identified as the driver of a dump truck struck by a Metra train south of Route 120 and Hainesville Road Monday morning. Metra officials said the engineer applied the brakes and sounded the train's horn. -
Wheeling truck driver killed in Metra crash at crossing with no gates or lights
May 24, 2022 6:20 PM - The Metra train collision with a dump truck that killed a Wheeling man was at a private crossing in Hainesville with no lights or gates. Metra Milwaukee District North service is expected to be normal Tuesday. -
What will NTSB consider when it probes tragic Clarendon Hills Metra crash?
May 23, 2022 5:30 AM - Fatal rail crossing collisions are up in 2021 with most involving pedestrians, cars and trucks. That's what makes the rare death of a Metra passenger in a fiery May 11 crash so problematic. "If there are lessons to be learned, the NTSB will figure them out," one expert thinks.
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Metra service resumes after train hits teen in GenevaMay 17, 2022 5:03 PM - Metra Union Pacific West service was disrupted Tuesday morning after a train struck a pedestrian near Geneva.
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'This accident was preventable': Family of grandmother killed in Metra crash wants answers
May 12, 2022 7:32 PM - National Transportation Safety Board officials said they are focusing on why a box truck froze on the BNSF tracks Wednesday in the path of an oncoming Metra train in Clarendon Hills. The family of a 72-year-old Metra passenger, killed when the train collided with the truck, also is seeking answers. -
NTSB investigating rare Metra passenger death after crash with truck on BNSF line
May 11, 2022 6:28 PM - National Transportation Safety Board authorities are investigating Metra's first passenger death since 2005 after a train collided with a truck Wednesday at a crossing in Clarendon Hills. -
Train, vehicle collide in downtown Arlington Heights
May 9, 2022 9:51 PM - A Metra train collided with an SUV Monday morning in downtown Arlington Heights, briefly snarling traffic in the area, authorities said. There was no report regarding injuries from authorities, though the initial report was dispatched as a traffic crash with injuries. -
Pedestrian killed after being struck by Metra train in Naperville
Apr 29, 2022 12:42 PM - Metra officials say a pedestrian was killed when struck by an inbound train earlier today in Naperville. -
Attention, Metra passengers: More trains coming this spring as agency tweaks schedules
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