Articles filed under Metra
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Metra still looking for cause of engine fire that evacuated trainDec 05, 2018 12:00 am - Metra experts are still investigating why a locomotive engine caught on fire, disrupting the commute home for Milwaukee North District Line passengers Monday night. A "c...
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Additional Metra parking in Barrington tied to church construction planDec 03, 2018 12:00 am - Barrington plans to expand its Metra commuter rail parking, provided a church near the village train station gains approval for a building project. Village board member...
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Locomotive breakdown in Roselle snarls Milwaukee District linesNov 28, 2018 12:00 am - A locomotive with brake problems led to a messy morning commute Wednesday for riders on Metra's Milwaukee West line. Train 2210 made its normal stop in Roselle around 7 ...
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Metra back to normal after morning mini-meltdownNov 08, 2018 12:00 am - Metra trains were back to normal for the Thursday afternoon rush after a significant hiccup in the morning. For a short period, trains could not enter or exit Union Stat...
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Can feds fix ongoing BNSF Line woes? Congressman calls for interventionNov 05, 2018 4:30 am - Are sweltering rail cars and teeth-gnashingly delay-prone trains a federal concern? Suburban congressman Dan Lipinski thinks so. Last month was apparently the breaking p...
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Delays reported on Metra's BNSF railway lineOct 25, 2018 1:00 am - Numerous trains on Metra's Burlington Northern Santa Fe Line are running behind schedule or canceled due to downed wires, officials said on the Metra website. Trains #1...
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Person struck, killed by Metra train in Downers GroveOct 22, 2018 1:00 am - An unidentified person was struck and killed by an eastbound Metra train around 1 p.m. Monday near Forest Avenue in Downers Grove, authorities said. Police said their pr...
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Big construction weekend coming on Metra BNSF lineOct 22, 2018 1:00 am - Metra BNSF Line riders jumping on the train this weekend should prepare for delays and schedule changes. The commuter railroad is squeezing three weeks of track repairs ...
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Northbound Route 45 in Libertyville to close while workers replace collapsed embankmentOct 17, 2018 1:00 am - Northbound Route 45 in the Libertyville area will be closed to traffic beginning Thursday to allow for the removal and replacement of a Metra embankment retaining wall t...
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Woman in wheelchair survived being struck by Metra train in HinsdaleOct 16, 2018 1:00 am - A woman who uses a wheelchair was struck by a Metra train near the West Hinsdale station Tuesday afternoon and survived, according to Metra officials. The woman, who has...