Metra, Chicago and Norwood Park

Metra train hits car in Chicago's south suburbs, snags line
Metra police remained on the scene for some time with a heavy-lift wrecker that dragged the vehicle out of the trees and loaded it onto a flat
One Fatality Confirmed After Metra Train Collision with Vehicle in Chicago's Norwood Park
A Metra train struck a vehicle in Chicago's Norwood Park, causing at least one death. The incident occurred around 3:50 p.m. and involved train 717. Details on how the crash happened are still unclear.
Drivers raise concerns about Norwood Park intersection after woman killed in Metra train crash
Lorene Wilson, a 69-year-old Chicagoan, was killed. Bruscato questions the safety of the intersection, saying it is the same location where an Uber collided with a Metra train in 2021, killing the driver and seriously injuring the passenger. Metra says it is investigating the incident.
1 person killed when Metra train strikes vehicle near Norwood Park
Trains operating on Metra's Union Pacific Northwest line were halted on Saturday afternoon after a train struck a vehicle near Norwood Park, according to the transit agency.
At least 1 person dead after Metra train strikes vehicle in Norwood Park
A Union Pacific Northwest outbound train No. 717 struck a car about 3:50 p.m. Saturday near Nagle and Avondale avenues. At least one person in the car died, authorities say.
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.
1 dead after Metra train hits car in Norwood Park neighborhood in Chicago
An outbound Union Pacific Northwest Line train hit a car just before 4 p.m. near the Norwood Park station near the intersection of Avondale and Nagle avenues.
Person killed after Metra train hits vehicle on NW Side: Officials
A person was killed Saturday after a Metra train hit a vehicle on the Chicago's Northwest Side, officials said. The Metra UP-NW line was extensively delayed.
Driver killed after Metra UP-NW train hits vehicle near Norwood Park
An investigation remains underway after a driver was killed when their vehicle was struck by a Metra UP-Northwest train on Saturday night.
Driver killed in collision with Metra train in Norwood Park
One person was killed when a Metra train hit a car Saturday afternoon in the Norwood Park neighborhood. Denmark sent Trump team private messages on Greenland What Were Hit-And-Miss Engines Used For And How Do They Work?
Passengers speak after Metra train crashes into vehicle resulting in one death
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. WGN's Christine Flores spoke with some passengers aboard the train at the time of the crash.
Homewood plans for new downtown TIF district, public hearing set for March
Homewood officials plan a tax increment financing district in the village’s downtown near the Metra Electric Line station.
RTA seeks expanded authority over CTA, Metra, Pace as solution to transit 'fiscal cliff'
Chicago's transit agency leaders spent the past year rejecting the idea of consolidation in exchange for more funding. The ...
RTA proposes more bus and train service, fare hikes and stronger central agency as lawmakers prepare to debate future of transit
CTA trains every five to 10 minutes all day and better Metra service at midday, nights and weekends. One app for fares and ...
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Making its move: RTA proposes universal fares, more trains, cost cuts to counter merger plan
Amid a $770 million budget gap facing Metra, Pace and the CTA, and a proposal to merge the three into a supersized agency, ...
‘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 ...
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RTA pitches Springfield on $1.5B revamp to save and even enhance service
Chicago-area transit leaders are unveiling a plan they say would both avoid a sharp post-COVID reduction in service and help ...
Chicago Officials Pitch $1.5 Billion Plan to Fix Transit Woes
Chicago transit officials are advocating for a $1.5 billion annual funding package to help keep one of the country’s largest transportation systems afloat as it stares down a steep financial cliff in ...