Des Planes firefighter/paramedics responded about 6:01 p.m. Thursday to a report of a pedestrian hit by a train at the Cumberland Station, 475 East Northwest Highway. Outbound Metra Train #639 is stopped after being involved […]
CBS 2 Chicago investigator Dave Savini interviews scientists measuring air quality on Metra trains and found high particulate levels. CBS 2 Chicago investigator Dave Savini and scientist from conducted two types of investigations of the […]
Metra passenger train locomotive fire aftermath immediately after fire was extinguished. Extended video below shows “rescue locomotive operations.” Mount Prospect police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 1:24 PM Saturday to a report of a train on […]
Possibly the luckiest guy in Redwood City, California, a man crosses railroad tracks barely a second before a high speed train passes. Caltrain says incidents like this throw the whole system into a slowdown as […]
Palatine police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 3:33 PM Sunday to a report of a person that a person jumped in front of a train at the railroad tracks near Baldwin Rd and Northwest Highway Palatine, […]
All trains on the Metra Union Pacific Northwest line were stopped about 7:00 a.m. for a pedestrian incident near the Norwood Park station. Metra train #605 hit a pedestrian at about 6:50 a.m. A 17-year-old […]
Metra train crash at River Road and Miner Street/Northwest Highway (VIDEO CREDIT: Mark Mac Macalaguin of Des Plaines). Des Plaines police and firefighters responded about 4:03 p.m. Monday, February 17, 2014 to a crash involving […]
Metra is reporting that outbound trains on the UP North line and the UP Northwest line are experiencing delays because of switching problems. On Metra UP-NW #641 scheduled to depart at 5:16pm, 643 departs 5:20pm, […]
Two vehicles that were stuck on the tracks between Mount Prospect and Arlington Heights have been removed. Inbound and outbound train movement has been restored. According to Metra, inbound and outbound trains may be operating […]
Commuting in Chicagoland is rough whether you’re driving or taking your commute via Metra. According to data compiled by the Texas A&M Transportation Institute, the city with the worst commutes in 2012 was Washington, D.C […]
Metra North Central Service is shut down until further notice early Tuesday because of a freight train derailment in Grayslake. NCS Advisory – North Central Service Not Operating Until Further Notice http://t.co/7onDHeRl6Y — Metra (@Metra) […]
Arlington Heights police received a report about 3:00 AM Monday of malfunctioning Union Pacific railroad gates at Arlington Heights Road and Northwest Highway Arlington Heights, IL. Train gates in downtown Arlington Heights were stuck in […]
Union Pacific Railroad regional Vice President David Connell, addressed the Metra board Friday morning January 17, 2014 and apologized for poor railroad performance on Monday, Jan. 6, when Metra riders were left stranded at the […]
Metra is operating modified schedules because of “continued hazardous weather conditions” … Metra System Wide Alert: Due to the continued hazardous weather conditions, Metra riders are advised that we will be operating modified schedules on […]
Des Plaines police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 6:31 PM Tuesday to a car vs train crash 42.039222,-87.883428 (River Rd and Union Pacific Northwest Line. Police and firefighter/paramedics received a report that a car hit a […]
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