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Elderly Driver Rescued Before Metra Train Struck Her Car

2014-12-23 20:25:49| Railroads - Topix.net

An 80-year-old Glen Ellyn woman was rescued Monday evening shortly before a Metra train hit her car, which was disabled on the south rail line on the Burlington Northern-Santa Fe tracks. A man and a woman saw the elderly driver turn onto the railroad tracks from Wolf Road, police reported.

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Metra, freight railroads push project to untangle rail corridor

2014-12-13 04:08:02| Railroads - Topix.net

Metra and freight railroad industry representatives on Friday called for a $1 billion project intended to untangle a snarl of railroad tracks that causes major problems for Chicago commuters and commerce. The project, known as the 75th Street Corridor Improvement Project, would target three rail-to-rail crossings on the South Side that officials call significant choke points for Metra and freight trains.

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Metra trains stopped near Aurora for 'suspicious package'

2014-11-27 00:06:12| Railroads - Topix.net

Metra BNSF trains are stopped in both directions in the western suburbs as police investigate a suspicious package on the tracks.

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METRA announces $2.4bn rail modernisation plan

2014-10-14 01:00:00| Railway Technology

Chicago's Metropolitan Rail Corporation (METRA) in the US has announced a $2.4bn rail modernisation plan, in a bid to provide a safe and reliable service for commuters using the network.

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