Metra, Rock Island District

1 hospitalized after Metra Rock Island Line train hits vehicle near Robbins
ROBBINS, Ill. (WLS) -- One person was hospitalized, after a Metra train hit a vehicle in the south suburbs Monday afternoon. The male driver of the vehicle was taken to Christ hospital, Metra said. His condition was not immediately released. The commuter rail said to expect extensive delays after the crash on the Rock Island Line near Robbins.
Rock Island Metra line stopped after train hits car outside Chicago
The wreckage of the passenger vehicle that got hit by the train was seen in the bushes and down an embankment. Kris Habermehl reports from CBS Skywatch.
‘Extensive' Metra delays expected after vehicle struck by train in south suburbs
"Extensive" delays along Metra's Rock Island District line were likely after a vehicle was struck by a train on Monday afternoon near south suburban Robbins, the transit agency said.
Metra train hits vehicle in Chicago's south suburbs
ROBBINS, Ill. (CBS) -- A vehicle was struck by a Metra train in south suburban Robbins Monday afternoon, right before the start of the afternoon rush. Metra reported Rock Island District Line train 419, scheduled to arrive in Joliet at 4:02 p.m., hit a vehicle in Robbins.
Extensive delays expected on Rock Island Line after train hits vehicle
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Motorist hurt when train strikes vehicle in Robbins
A motorist was hit by a train Monday afternoon about 3:30 p.m. on the Rock Island Line near 139th Street, Metra officials ...
ABC 7 Chicago18d
Rock Island Metra train crashes into car in Washington Heights, officials say
The crash happened around 7:30 p.m. on the Rock Island line near 103rd and Vincennes in the city's Washington Heights neighborhood. Metra said there were passengers on board at the time of the ...
NBC Chicago29d
Metra, CTA to offer free rides for New Year's Eve
The final trains out of the city on the BNSF, Metra Electric, Milwaukee District North, Milwaukee District West, Rock Island, Union Pacific North, Union Pacific Northwest and Union Pacific West ...
Chicago Sun-Times18d
Metra train hits car in Washington Heights
A Chicago-bound Metra Rock Island train hit a car around 7:30 p.m. near the 103rd Street station at 10355 S. Vincennes Ave. in Washington Heights, Metra said. Passengers were transferred to ...