Friday, December 14, 2012
Alex Clifford's statement addressed Wednesday evening's delay after a "pedestrian incident" on the tracks in Rogers Park.
The Metra northbound lines experienced significant delays during the afternoon rush hour on Wednesday for what was then being described as a "trespasser fatality." The incident, which occurred around 4:45 p.m., delayed many northbound trains for up to two hours. It is still unclear whether the incident was an accident or a suicide, nor has the name of the victim been released yet. The following is a statement from Alex Clifford, Metra Executive Director/CEO: Please accept my sincere apologies for the delays on the UP North line Wednesday night due to an unfortunate pedestrian incident at the Rogers Park Station. Unfortunately, service recovery following such horrible events is complex. As you may or may not know, the service restoration …
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
The accident near Chestnut Avenue happened May 18 around 5:45 p.m.
Update May 19 at 4:54 p.m. The Medical Examiner's Office has confirmed yesterday's incident as a suicide, Triblocal reported this afternoon. The victim's name has not been released publically. He was in his 20s, officals said. Stay tuned for more updates from Patch. For earlier updates and the original story, please see below. Update May 19 at 12:45 p.m. Almost 24 hours after yesterday's fatal Metra-pedestrian crash near the intersection of Lehigh Avenue and Thistle Road, Metra spokesperson Michael Gillis told Patch there still has been no identification of the male victim. "It's in the hands of the [Cook County] coroner now," he said. Gillis was able to share information from the train's engineer, recounting the moments before the train …
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Lehigh Ave & Thistle Rd, Glenview, IL
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Tuesday, November 23, 2010
A hub for the nation’s railroad traffic, Chicago has the second highest number of crossings and miles of track in the country. The city's North Shore burbs near the top of the lists for number of crashes, injuries and deaths.
Additional reporting by Jacob Nelson; graphics by A.M. Cole; video by Natalie Kaplan. When Wilmette-resident Jerome Cetnar was struck and killed by a Kenosha-bound Union Pacific North train in Kenilworth Nov. 5, the 66-year-old man became the most recent fatality in a mounting list of train-related accidents along Chicago's North Shore. His death occured just seven days after the death of Lauren LeVert, who was struck and killed by a Canadian Pacific freight train in Deerfield Oct. 29. Since 2007, 11 people have died in railroad accidents throughout the northern suburbs of Glenview, Northbrook, Deerfield and Kenilworth. More than half of these 11 accidents occurred at Glenview stops, with four occurring at the Chestnut Avenue stop alone…
Monday, October 18, 2010
Metra officials identified the driver of the car as 93-year-old Irving Pesock.
Inbound Metra train No. 2136 severed a car in half on Dundee Rd. shortly before 1:30 p.m. Monday. The front half of the red car sat with its windshield shattered on one side of the tracks, while the other half was scattered in pieces in a nearby backyard, where a fence had been broken by the impact. "It was a terrible accident, but so far the guy is lucky," said Northbrook Police Chief Charles Wernick. Firefighters were able to extricate the driver from his car within five minutes, according to Northbrook Fire Department District Chief Pat Crown. The driver was conscious and sustained no life threatening injuries, Crown said. "We just opened the door," he said. The driver, identified by Metra as 93-year-old Irving Pesock, was headed west …
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Dundee Rd & Meadow Rd, Northbrook, IL
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Linda
5:23 pm on Friday, December 14, 2012
It was a horrible tradegy, but I appreciated the updates and information provided by the conductor while I was waiting at Ogilvie and during the wait on the tracks heading north. I had a choice to take the red line but decided to wait. I believe metra personnel was very helpful and constantly updated us on what information they had. more ›