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Metra BNSF train in Downers Grove strikes pedestrian

CBS Chicago on MSN · 18h

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.

NBC Chicago on MSN · 9h

Metra BNSF train in Downers Grove strikes pedestrian; 2nd time in less than 24 hours

Around 4:40 p.m. Monday, BNSF outbound trains were stopped near Main Street in Downers Grove due to train #1272 striking a pedestrian, according to an alert. Both inbound and outbound trains experienced "extensive delays" as a result, Metra said.

Chicago Sun-Times · 7h

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

BNSF train #1228, scheduled to arrive at Chicago's Union Station at 8 a.m. struck a pedestrian near the Main Street Downers Grove station. It marks the second crash in 24 hours in the same area.

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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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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, ...

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Driver charged with reckless homicide, DUI in fatal crash with Metra Electric train

Metra police said 19-year-old Moises Perez drove around working crossing gates and lights near 87th and Baltimore.

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Afternoon Briefing: Community wants city’s hate-group task force to focus on police

Metra hired a team of outside lawyers, who worked more than seven months, to conduct an internal investigation that cost the ...

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Man accused of driving through Metra gates while intoxicated, killing 19-year-old passenger

A man has been charged after allegedly driving through Metra gates and colliding with a train while intoxicated, killing his ...

Transit Briefs: Metra, LACMTA, VIA Rail

Chicago’s Metra selects STV to support its procurement of new battery-electric, single-level trainsets. Also, Los Angeles ...

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