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Metra trains halted in Chicago's west suburbs

CBS Chicago on MSN · 2d

Metra trains halted in Chicago's west suburbs after train hits, kills pedestrian

Trains on the Metra BNSF line were halted just in time for the afternoon rush Monday, after a train hit and killed a pedestrian in Downers Grove, Illinois.Downers Grove police said at 4:36 p.m., they were called to the BNSF tracks in the 1400 block of Gilbert Avenue — about four blocks west of the Forest Avenue crossing and close to downtown Downers Grove — for a report of a pedestrian being hit by an inbound train.

ABC 7 Chicago on MSN · 1d

2nd pedestrian killed by Metra BNSF train in less than 24 hours in Downers Grove

Train No. 1244 will also not operate temporarily. On Monday evening, a train also struck a pedestrian in the same area. Monday's crash was near Gilbert Avenue, and a Metra spokesperson said that person also did not survive. Mark Zycinski was riding in both trains that hit someone, two days in a row.

Chicago Sun-Times · 1d

Pedestrian dead in second fatal Metra crash in 24 hours in Downers Grove

BNSF train No. 1228, scheduled to arrive at Union Station at 8 a.m., struck a pedestrian near the Main Street Downers Grove station.

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State representative blasts Metra for failing to release internal investigation results

State Rep. Kambium “Kam” Buckner called on Metra to release the findings of an internal investigation, expressing his “deep ...

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SUV driver charged with reckless homicide after collision with Metra Electric Line train in South Chicago

Moises Perez, 19, was charged with reckless homicide, aggravated DUI causing death, aggravated DUI causing great bodily harm, ...

FOX 32 Chicago on MSN7d

Metra train crash: Driver charged with DUI in fatal collision

A Chicago man was driving under the influence when his SUV was struck by a Metra train, killing one of his passengers, ...

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Metra paid a law firm over $1.5M for an internal investigation that it won’t release, raising transparency questions

Metra hired a team of outside lawyers to conduct an internal investigation, but the outcome of the 2023 investigation remains ...

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