All Metra BNSF trains in western suburbs stopped, ‘extensive' delays anticipated

All trains in both directions on Metra’s busy BNSF line from the western suburbs to Union Station were stopped Thursday morning after a vehicle struck a bridge, with “extensive” delays anticipated, ...

Metra BNSF train service disrupted after truck hits bridge

Trains on the Metra BNSF Line were halted in both directions after a truck struck a bridge near Cicero Thursday morning.
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NTSB issues final report on fatal collision between BNSF train, maintenance truck

WASHINGTON — Failure to comply with a railroad rule requiring a person on the ground for a back-up vehicle move, and ...
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Metra BNSF trains temporarily stopped after vehicle hits bridge near Cicero

Metra trains were briefly stopped in both directions after a vehicle struck a bridge Thursday morning in Chicago's western suburbs.
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NTSB Determines Probable Cause for BNSF M/w Employee Fatality

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released the final report for its investigation of the Nov. 4,  2024, ...

Police ask New Lenox residents to stay indoors amid search for burglary suspect

Police are asking residents of south suburban New Lenox to stay indoors on Saturday morning as authorities search for a burglary suspect.

1 in custody, 1 at large after Will County rail theft, crash: sheriff

New Lenox, Illinois residents near Francis and Vine were asked to stay indoors amid a search for a BNSF Railway theft suspect ...