Metra says all train service is anticipated to now run normally in the Chicagoland area after a tentative deal was reached with freight workers, avoiding a nationwide strike. Metra said Wednesday that cancelations on the BNSF, Union Pacific North, Union Pacific Northwest and Union Pacific West lines were expected to begin Thursday evening. Both BNSF […]
Tag: metra
Posted inState News
Service canceled on several Metra train lines in Chicagoland area in anticipation of railroad strike
Metra says trains on several of their lines in the Chicagoland area will not operate Thursday evening and cancelations could continue into Friday if freight railroad workers go on strike. Officials said that cancelations on the BNSF, Union Pacific North, Union Pacific Northwest and Union Pacific West lines will begin Thursday evening. Trains service on […]
Posted inLocal News
No injuries after trailer to semi-truck gets stuck underneath Metra bridge in Deerfield
A trailer to a semi-truck became stuck underneath a Metra train viaduct, causing Deerfield Road in Deerfield to be shut down for several hours Sunday. The incident happened Sunday evening on Deerfield Road between Chestnut Street and Park Avenue in Deerfield. A semi-truck pulling a tractor-trailer was traveling eastbound on Deerfield Road. The trailer struck […]
Posted inLocal News
Woman transported to hospital after being hit by Metra train in Highland Park
A woman was transported to the hospital in unknown condition after being hit by a Metra train in Highland Park Thursday evening. Extensive delays are reported on the train line. The incident happened around 5:45 p.m. Thursday near 1st Street and Elm Place in Highland Park. Metra Union Pacific North line train 355 was traveling […]
Posted inLocal News
Truck driver who was killed in crash with Metra train was ‘beloved’ father of three kids
The family of a 41-year-old man who was killed when his dump truck was struck by a Metra train in Hainesville says he was a “beloved” father of three children. An autopsy performed Tuesday showed Jesus Castrejon, 41, of Wheeling, died as a result of blunt force injuries from a vehicle crash, according to Lake […]
Posted inLocal News
Coroner IDs driver killed after dump truck hit by Metra train, causing partial derailment in Hainesville
The coroner’s office has released the identity of a 41-year-old man killed after his dump truck was struck by a Metra train, causing the train to partially derail Monday in Hainesville. An autopsy performed Tuesday showed Jesus Castrejon, 41, of Wheeling, died as a result of blunt force injuries from a vehicle crash, according to […]
Posted inLocal News
Driver killed, train passenger injured after truck collides with Metra train in Hainesville
One person is dead and another was injured after a dump truck collided with a Metra train, causing the train to partially derail Monday morning in Hainesville. The Greater Round Lake Fire Protection District and other emergency crews responded to the area south of Route 120 and Hainesville Road in Hainesville for a report of […]
Posted inNational News
Federal judge ends President Biden’s mask mandate on planes, trains and other public transportation
A federal judge on Monday struck down the Biden administration’s mask mandate for planes, airports, trains and other public transportation. A lawsuit was filed last July by two individuals along with the Health Freedom Defense Fund. The suit named the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and various government officials as defendants, seeking a declaratory […]
Posted inLocal News
Metra trains resume with delays after pedestrian struck by train in Lake Forest
A man was transported to the hospital and is expected to survive after being partially hit by a Metra train in Lake Forest Tuesday afternoon. The incident happened around 1:45 p.m. Tuesday just north of the Lake Forest West Side Metra Station, 911 Telegraph Road. Metra Train #2117, which was on the Milwaukee District North […]