Labor groups back transit reform giving RTA expanded authority over CTA, Metra, Pace
Legislators have until the end of May to hammer out a solution to a fiscal crisis that public transit leaders say could lead to massive fare hikes and a 40% reduction in train and bus service.
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Metra train delayed after pedestrian struck at Berwyn stop
A BNSF Metra train was delayed about to 40 minutes today due to a fatal accident with a pedestrian, according to Metra. A BNSF line train was traveling eastbound towards Chicago Union Station ...
Atlanta’s largest park renamed for former Mayor Shirley Franklin
On Monday, the Atlanta City Council voted unanimously to rename Central Avenue, where Atlanta City Hall sits, and Westside ...
Yahoo25d
1 dead after Metra train strikes vehicle near Norwood Park, officials say
One person has died after their vehcicle was struck by a Metra train near Norwood Park Saturday afternoon. The crash occurred around 4:20 p.m., with the train scheduled to arrive in Harvard at 5: ...
NBC Chicago25d
Driver killed after Metra UP-NW train hits vehicle near Norwood Park
According to police, the vehicle was stopped on the tracks near the Norwood Park Metra station just before 6:30 p.m. Saturday when it was struck by a westbound train. The force of the impact ...
ABC 7 Chicago25d
Person killed after Metra train hits vehicle in Norwood Park, officials say
A person was killed Saturday after a Metra train hit a vehicle on Chicago's Northwest Side. The crash happened in the afternoon near North Nagle Avenue and North Northwest Highway in Norwood Park ...
CBS News26d
1 dead after Metra train hits car in Norwood Park neighborhood in Chicago
CHICAGO (CBS) --One person was killed when a Metra train hit a car Saturday afternoon in the Norwood Park neighborhood. An outbound Union Pacific Northwest Line train hit a car just before 4 p.m ...
ABC 7 Chicago24d
Drivers raise concerns about Norwood Park intersection after woman killed in Metra train crash
It happened at the intersection of Nagle and Avondale near the Norwood Park Metra station. Brandon Bruscato had been heading northbound on Nagle and stopped at a red light at the intersection when ...
WGN-TV26d
1 dead after Metra train hits vehicle in Norwood Park
CHICAGO – Inbound and outbound Metra UPNW trains were stopped for several hours near Norwood Park after a train struck a vehicle Saturday afternoon, killing one person. Metra officials said UPNW ...
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Metra UP-W trains back on the move after train hits car in Melrose Park
MELROSE PARK, Ill. — Metra riders faced some delays during rush hour on Thursday after a train hit a car in the western suburbs. In an update shared on X by Metra at around 5:10 p.m. Thursday ...
NBC Chicago21d
Metra train strikes vehicle near Melrose Park, leading to closures
Trains on Metra’s Union Pacific West line are halted near Melrose Park Thursday night after a train struck a vehicle. According to the agency, trains are halted in both directions after the ...