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With Ventra Back On The Rails, Transition To The New Fare Payment System...
CHICAGO (CBS) – According to the Chicago Transit Authority, there could be a new transition schedule for the Ventra fare payment system as early as next month. This comes after the CTA set three...
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Vehicle Struck By Metra Train In Des Plaines
(STMW) — A train struck a vehicle in northwest suburban Des Plaines Monday afternoon, temporarily halting some inbound and outbound Metra trains, while leading to the cancellation of several others...
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Woman, Dog Hurt When Train Hits Car In Riverside
RIVERSIDE, Ill. (STMW) – A woman and a Shih Tzu named Tuxedo narrowly escaped serious injury after an oncoming train in west suburban Riverside struck the woman’s vehicle on Thursday. The woman’s car...
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Suspect Assaults, Robs Elderly Man At Hammond, Ind. Train Station
(CBS) – An elderly man was assaulted and robbed at a train station Thursday morning in northwest Indiana. The attack happened at the South Shore Station at 4531 Hammond Ave. in Hammond, Ind. at 8:39...
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Maple Park Holds Safety Meeting After Teen’s ‘Breezing’ Death
(CBS) – “Breezing” next to train tracks apparently is a potent draw for some young kids, which is why the police chief of Maple Park held a safety class Wednesday. Breezing is when you stand near an...
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VIDEO: Indiana Women Stuck On Train Tracks Jump Under Freight Train To Survive
CHICAGO (CBS) – Two Indiana women barely dodged a 14,000-ton freight train recently as they found themselves stuck on an Indiana trestle. The women were trespassing on the bridge, which crosses over...
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Motorist Arriving At Train Station Finds Coyote Wedged In Bumper
(STMW) – Groups of people at a north suburban train station couldn’t believe their eyes Wednesday when a train conductor pulled into the employee parking lot before work with what looked like a fox...
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Chicago-Bound Amtrak Train Hits Truck In Indiana
CHICAGO (CBS/AP) – Several people were hurt Tuesday, when an Amtrak train bound for Chicago struck a semi-trailer truck in northern Indiana. The train struck the truck around 8:20 a.m., just east of...
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CBS’‘A Home For The Holidays’ Announces Performers
Get ready to shed a couple of tears when CBS’ “A Home for the Holidays” airs this holiday season. This year, Jennifer Hudson and Train will appear along with Earth, Wind & Fire, Katharine McPhee,...
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Accident That Cost Boy His Leg Raises Safety Questions About South Suburban...
(CBS) — An accident that cost an 11-year-old boy his leg is raising questions about the safety of a train crossing in south suburban Blue Island. CBS 2’s Chris Martinez reports some residents there are...
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You Should Take Your Pants Off And Ride ‘The L’
Most of the stories I’ve heard about passengers riding the Chicago Transit Authority without pants on are disgusting and disturbing. That (probably) won’t be the case for passengers riding the Red Line...
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Dogs And Cats, Riding Trains Together? Not Mass Hysteria To Metra
Rail Agency May Allow Pets WBBM 780/105.9FMplaypause (CBS) – Metra commuter trains may one day purr along the tracks – literally — if a test program allowing small pets is approved by board members....
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The CTA Will Let You Rent ‘L’ Trains
If you want to board an L train without worrying it will be filled with “manspreading” bros (or if you want to board an L train and not feel guilty about manspreading), there’s a solution: rent your...
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Train Carrying Crude Oil Derails Near Galena, Ill.
GALENA, Ill. (AP) – A freight train loaded with crude oil derailed in northern Illinois on Thursday, bursting into flames and prompting authorities to evacuate everyone within 1 mile, authorities said....
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Someone You Should Know: Replica Train Maker David Kloke
http://media.chicago.cbslocal.com/CBSCHI_20150306185113357AA.mp4 (CBS) – He loves locomotives and he loves learning about Abraham Lincoln. So, David Kloke put his two passions together to build...
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Person Fatally Struck By Metra Train In Northwest Suburbs
(STMW) – A person was fatally struck by a Metra train Thursday afternoon in northwest suburban Woodstock, fire officials said. Outbound train No. 615, which left Chicago at 11:30 a.m. and was scheduled...
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Metra Train Fatally Strikes Pedestrian In Lisle
(STMW) – Riders on Metra’s BNSF line experienced long delays during the Monday evening rush after a train fatally struck a pedestrian in west suburban Lisle. Inbound train No. 1272 struck a pedestrian...
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South Shore Service Disrupted By Freight Accident
(STMW) — A shipping container on a freight train hit a bridge Monday evening on Chicago’s Far South Side, halting some commuter train service to northwest Indiana. The CN train stopped at Kensington...
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Woman Sexually Assaulted On Red Line Train
CHICAGO (CBS) – Police were investigating after a 55-year-old woman said she was sexually assaulted on a CTA Red Line train last week in the Uptown neighborhood. Police said a knife-wielding suspect...
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CTA Budget: No Fare Hikes Or Service Cuts Planned In 2017
CHICAGO (CBS) — The Chicago Transit Authority will go an eighth straight year without raising fares or cutting service, according to the agency’s 2017 budget. Long-term deals on fuel and increased...
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Man Found Near Tracks In West Chatham Was Fatally Struck By Train
A pedestrian was fatally struck by a train Saturday afternoon in the West Chatham neighborhood on the South Side, an autopsy has determined.
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Pedestrian Fatally Struck By Metra Train In Mount Prospect
A person was fatally struck by a Metra train Thursday morning in northwest suburban Mount Prospect.
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CTA Offers Free Rides On New Year’s Eve For Another Year
The Chicago Transit Authority announced Wednesday they will continue their free ride program on New Years Eve in partnership with MillerCoors's Miller Lite.
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All Aboard “The Joliet Rocket!”
CHICAGO (CBS) — Train aficionados are being offered a chance for a rare treat in a couple of months — the chance to ride a train being pulled by a vintage steam locomotive. Preparations are already...
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Amtrak Passenger Shoots Train Conductor In Naperville
(CBS) — An Amtrak passenger shot a conductor on the Naperville train station platform Tuesday afternoon, police say. Officers were called to the train station about 4:45 p.m. and found the victim, a...
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Metra Begins To Modernize Seats, Adding Armrests, Large Cupholders
CHICAGO (CBS) – Metra announced Thursday plans to start modernizing its seats – and that means losing and gaining some conveniences. Metra has been testing new seats for a year now, as part of a pilot...
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Family Saves Wheelchair-Bound Man From Speeding Train
(CBS) — Incredible video shows how good Samaritans came to the rescue of a man in a wheelchair, who had become stuck on the railroad tracks — with the train coming at him. A family visiting Kirkwood,...
View ArticleCars Parked Near Metra Tracks Hit By Train
CHICAGO (CBS) — Several drivers on Chicago’s South Side learned the hard way not to park too close to Metra train tracks. It happened at 95th and Wood Sunday morning. Police say several drivers...
View ArticleFree Rides On The CTA For The First Day Of School
CHICAGO (CBS) — The CTA will once again offer free bus and train rides to students and accompanying adults on the first day of school. Last year, the program provided 130,000 free rides to students and...
View Article70-Year-Old Fatally Struck By Pink Line CTA
CHICAGO (CBS)– A 70-year-old woman was fatally struck by a Pink Line CTA train, Monday just before 9 a.m. According to the CTA, Cicero resident Maria Torres attempted to cross the tracks near 22nd and...
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BREAKING: Metra Train Fire Forces Train Evacuation
CHICAGO (CBS) — Riders were forced to evacuate a Metra Train in Morton Grove at Lincoln and Ferris avenues Monday night. Everyone off the train due to “Mechanical issues” @OnTheMetra in Morton Grove...
View ArticleMan Struck By Metra Train Survives
CHICAGO (CBS) – A man survived after being struck by a Metra at 71st Street and South Exchange Avenue in Chicago’s South Shore neighborhood Friday night. Witnesses say the train was pulling out of the...
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Neighbors And Friends Remember Officers Fatally Struck By Train In The Line...
CHICAGO (CBS) – They had roles more important than police officers: They were dads and husbands. Officer Conrad Gary was father to a baby girl, just six months old. Officer Conrad GaryCredit: CPD...
View ArticleComfort Dogs Available For CPD Officers In Need Following Deaths Of Two...
CHICAGO (CBS) — During this incredibly difficult time following the deaths of two Chicago Police officers struck and killed by a train in the line of duty, the Lutheran Church Charities K-9 comfort...
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Train Crossing Warning Signal Failure In West Beverly
CHICAGO (CBS) — Drivers got quite a scare at a Southwest Side railroad crossing when a freight train rolled through with no warning on Dec. 28. CBS 2 saw pictures of the tanker train barreling through...
View ArticleResidents Riled About Proposed CTA South Loop Station
CHICAGO (CBS) — You might think it would be welcome: A new CTA “L” station, making it more convenient to get to and from the South Loop. But some area residents there are fighting against those...
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Metra Riders Can Now Report Safety Concerns Using New App
CHICAGO (CBS)–Metra riders can now download the COPS app that allows users to discreetly report security concerns to police from the train or station. According to Metra, app users can send photos or...
View ArticleMetra Offering Free Rides To Kids On Thursday For ‘Take our Daughters and...
CHICAGO (AP) — Metra, the Chicago area’s commuter rail agency, is making it cheaper for parents to take part in Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day. Metra says in a news release it will allow up to...
View ArticleLast Day For Amtrak Trains On Indianapolis-To-Chicago Route
LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — It’s the final day for Amtrak trains on the Hoosier State passenger line between Indianapolis and Chicago. WTHR reports the last train from Indianapolis to Chicago left the...
View ArticlePedestrian Struck And Killed By Metra Train In Arlington Heights, Extensive...
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (CBS)– Extensive delays persisted through the evening Tuesday after a pedestrian was struck and killed by a Metra train in Arlington Heights. Extensive delays are to be...
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