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.
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 ...
Extensive delays expected on Metra Rock Island Line after train hits vehicle near Robbins
Extensive delays are expected on the Metra Rock Island Line Monday afternoon, after a train hit a vehicle, the commuter rail said. Train No. 419, scheduled to arrive in Joliet at 4:02 p.m., is now ...
Wheaton street, commuter lot closed after crash knocks down power lines
Suburban Wheaton residents are being asked to stay away from a key downtown intersection after a crash knocked down power ...
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RTA Wants Lawmakers to Boost Its Authority to Oversee, Coordinate Chicago-Area Transit
The proposal comes as the Chicago region’s transit agencies are facing down an estimated $750 million fiscal cliff next year when COVID-19 relief money runs out — and amid conversations in Springfield ...
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Train dispatchers’ union ratifies new national contract
The American Train Dispatchers Association has ratified a new national agreement with the National Carriers Conference ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...