A warning from Metra after two drivers had to bail from cars stalled on tracks
It's the stuff of nightmares – a car stalls in a railroad crossing, and the driver is forced to run for safety in the bitter cold.
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It's the stuff of nightmares – a car stalls in a railroad crossing, and the driver is forced to run for safety in the bitter cold.
It’s the stuff of nightmares – a car stalls in a railroad crossing, and the driver is forced to run for safety in the bitter cold. As CBS 2 Investigator Megan Hickey reports, it happened twice on Thursday.
Metra is running on a modified Saturday schedule today, but trains are running if you have to move around in the cold.
With the impending winter storm approaching, Metra has adjusted its schedule and travel times.
Take a look before you head out Friday morning so you know you can get home on the train - or make alternate travel plans.
With the impending winter storm approaching, Metra has adjusted its schedule and travel times.
The projects should be complete in about five years.
The projects should be complete in about five years.
Both inbound and outbound trains were stopped as of 7 p.m.
Metra said inbound and outbound trains were on the move again Tuesday afternoon but with extensive delays.
Metra is working with the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve to collect new, unwrapped toys at all five downtown Metra terminals.
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The car hit was moved off the road and taken to a nearby park to get it out of the way.
Several trains had to be canceled while Metra cleaned up the mess.
The driver drove off after a Metra train hit the black Jeep.
No one was hurt, but the accident caused major disruptions on the Metra line.
No one was hurt, but the accident caused major disruptions on the Metra line.
Friday's event is sold out but you'll need to buy tickets for future rides. It will cost you $5 a ticket.
In Washington on Wednesday, U.S. House lawmakers voted to adopt a tentative agreement to block the potentially devastating strike.
In Washington on Wednesday, U.S. House lawmakers voted to adopt a tentative agreement to block the potentially devastating strike. CBS 2's Charlie De Mar reports.
Metra said inbound and outbound train movement was halted. Train No. 634 and 638 will be the next trains making scheduled stops to Chicago.
Extensive delays are expected.
Rock Island Metra service has been restored for both inbound and outbound trains.
Metra is adjusting arrival times to meet with the new stops.
The victim said a man punched her in the jaw as she was exiting a Metra train in downtown Chicago on Friday.
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Friday evening here at the Metra 35th Street stop, she said, just as she was getting off the train, a man told her to get out of his way and then threw a punch to her jaw.
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Over the past weeks, journalists and independent observers have visited the site of the facility daily to document ongoing ICE activity and protest, but on some occasions have been caught in the middle of clashes between federal agents and protesters.
Five people are now facing federal charges stemming from ongoing protests outside this ICE facility in Broadview, including 70-year-old Dana Briggs, who was pushed to the ground by an agent on Saturday.
The victim said a man punched her in the jaw as she was exiting a Metra train in downtown Chicago on Friday.
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By 7:30 a.m., the outbound express lanes were back open.
