Articles filed under Metra
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Wheeling train crash victim leaves three young daughters behind; GoFundMe page establishedMay 26, 2022 1:00 am - Jesus "Ivan" Castrejon was anticipating a week that would make any dad proud. His oldest daughter, Amaya, was graduating from high school, and his youngest girls Victori...
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Wheeling man identified as truck driver killed in Metra crash; engineer braked and sounded hornMay 24, 2022 1:00 am - This story was updated to correct the age and hometown of the driver. Early reports from Metra were incorrect. A 41-year-old Wheeling man has been identified as the...
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What will NTSB consider when it probes tragic Clarendon Hills Metra crash?May 23, 2022 5:30 am - Illinois railway crossing collisions rose by 25% last year, with 125 recorded in 2021, the highest tally in six years, according to the Federal Railroad Administration. ...
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Wheeling truck driver killed in Metra crash at crossing with no gates or lightsMay 23, 2022 1:00 am - A 41-year-old Wheeling man was killed Monday when a Metra train hit the dump truck he was driving at the Hainesville Road crossing in Lake County at about 7 a.m., author...
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Metra service resumes after train hits teen in GenevaMay 17, 2022 1:00 am - Metra commuter train service to Kane County on the Union Pacific West Line has resumed after a train hit and killed a person Tuesday morning in Geneva. Geneva police sai...
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'This accident was preventable': Family of grandmother killed in Metra crash wants answersMay 12, 2022 1:00 am - 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 Cla...
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NTSB investigating rare Metra passenger death after crash with truck on BNSF lineMay 11, 2022 1:00 am - 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 i...
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Train, vehicle collide in downtown Arlington HeightsMay 09, 2022 1:00 am - A Metra train collided with an SUV Monday morning in downtown Arlington Heights, briefly snarling traffic in the area, authorities said. The crash at the intersection of...
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Pedestrian killed after being struck by Metra train in NapervilleApr 29, 2022 1:00 am - A pedestrian was struck and killed by an inbound commuter train at Naperville's 5th Avenue station earlier today, Metra officials said. Metra officials reported the coll...
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Attention, Metra passengers: More trains coming this spring as agency tweaks schedulesApr 25, 2022 5:30 am - There's a lot in motion at Metra this spring as the agency adds more trains and tweaks schedules, all in aid of recapturing riders amid a waning but volatile pandemic. T...