Prospect Heights police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 9:46 AM Tuesday to a report of a man that jumped in front of train near the Prospect Heights Metra Train station, 101 South Wolf Road Prospect Heights, IL. Police and firefighter/paramedics received a report that a northbound train hit the man. The man ran out of the [...]
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Man Hit After Jumping in Front of Metra Train (#103) Near Prospect Heights Metra Train Station on South Wolf Rd
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Metra Train #618 Stopped After Pedestrian Hit By the Passenger Train Near Downtown Des Plaines
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UPDATE: A male pedestrian was struck by a train and killed near the downtown Des Plaines Metra station about 7:30 a.m. Tuesday. Inbound and outbound train movement was halted near Des Plaines due to the pedestrian incident involving train #618 about 7:30 a.m. The duration of this delay is unknown but extensive delays are expected. [...]
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Man Held in Custody After Damaging 6 Metra Passenger Train Cars
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Arlington Heights police responded about 9:10 p.m. Thursday to a Metra police request for assistance regarding an inbound Chicago Metra passenger train scheduled for a 9:21 p.m. arrival at the Arlington Park Metra station. The train was carrying a suspect in custody for alleged criminal damage to property onboard the train. The suspect allegedly damaged [...]
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Metra Milwaukee District North Line: SUV vs. Train Crash with One Minor Injury on Truck at Waukegan and Half Day Rd (Route 22), Bannockburn
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Deerfield-Bannockburn Fire Protection District firefighter/paramedics and Bannockburn police responded about 7:35 a.m. Tuesday to train vs. SUV crash near Waukegan Road and Half Day Road. Firefighter/paramedics on the scene reported on minor injury to a victim in the truck — apparently the driver. No injuries were reported on the train. The SUV — originally reported [...]
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Parts of Stevenson and Dan Ryan Expressway Close Early for NATO Summit
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The Stevenson and Dan Ryan expressways will close earlier than originally planned tonight because of the NATO summit. The Chinatown feeder ramp from the inbound Dan Ryan to the northbound Stevenson (I-55) will be shut down at 9:30 p.m. Friday. Some lanes on the northbound Stevenson north of the Dan Ryan will close at 10:30 [...]
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Metra Safety Restrictions and Limited Schedule Changes Announced
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Following is a press release from Metra released Friday May 11 that outlines restrictions related to the NATO Summit. Most Metra riders will not see service changes as a result of the NATO Summit on May 19-21, even most riders of the Metra Electric Line, which passes under the summit facility at McCormick Place.
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Reckless Driver Eastbound on Railroad Tracks from Palatine Is Captured in Mount Prospect
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NEWS FLASH: Railroad tracks shred tires, as in this case of a Buick driven eastbound on the Union Pacific Northwest Line of Metra during the morning rush hour Monday. Palatine police and Arlington Heights police received an alert about 6:00 a.m. Monday to be on the lookout for for a reckless driver eastbound on Northwest [...]
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Traffic Grounded: Metra/Union Pacific Gates Jam Downtown Arlington Heights Evening Rush
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UPDATE: Union Pacific Metra Northwest Line train gates reported functioning normally at about 6:46 p.m. Thursday, according to police on the scene, but were stuck down again about 7:00 p.m. with Union Pacific reporting they are still working on the repairs. Metra, the commuter train service that brags they’re ‘The way to really fly’, gave [...]
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Graffiti at Arlington Park Metra Station Near Northwest Highway and Wilke Rd, Arlington Heights
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Arlington Heights police received a report about 5:44 a.m. Wednesday of a vandalism at the train station building 2121 West Northwest Highway, Arlington Heights. Police received a report that the building was tagged by graffiti at the Metra Arlington Park Train Station.
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Metra Conductor Berates Passenger for Hearing Impairment?
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Where’s the Customer Service? The steely, intense gaze of a Metra conductor that berated a customer for having a hearing impairment. Find Out Why Customer Service Might Be the Least of Metra’s Concerns Witnesses reported a Metra conductor unapproachable and on the verge of a fight with a customer on Wednesday, March 28, 2012 while [...]
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Train Pedestrian Incident Metra Northwest Line Near Vail Ave, Arlington Heights
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UPDATE: A man’s death after being hit by a Metra passenger train has been ruled a suicide. Looking toward westbound Train 631, which was involved in a train vs. pedestrian incident about 5:17 p.m. and was stopped near the Jewel-Osco, 122 North Vail Avenue. Accident scene is to the left of picture — out of [...]
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Car Stuck on Railroad Tracks Friday Night at Northwest Highway and Euclid Ave, Arlington Heights
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Arlington Heights police and Hillside Towing responded about 10:36 p.m. Friday to a report of a car that turned from Euclid Avenue onto the railroad tracks instead of Northwest Highway. The vehicle was described as a silver Toyota Corolla. The car was cleared from the railroad tracks by about 11:03 p.m. Friday.
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