Update: Construction Confuses Train Collision Victim - Patch.com

Update: Construction Confuses Train Collision Victim
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By Jim Powers and Steve Sadin Lake Forest resident Michael Bungert was slightly injured when his SUV was stuck by a Metra train at Half Day and Waukegan roads Tuesday morning. Steve Sadin (Update, 11 am Wednesday) A Lake Forest man partially confused ...

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Police investigating train incident in Lombard - Suburban Life Publications

Police investigating train incident in Lombard
Suburban Life Publications
As of about 11:30 pm, a freight train was still blocking the railroad crossing at Finley Road and emergency response vehicles caused delays on Crescent Boulevard. Officials with the Lombard Police Department would not immediately say what caused the ...

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Commute light despite road closings, Metra rules - Chicago Sun-Times


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Commute light despite road closings, Metra rules
Chicago Sun-Times
Passengers board the Metra train in Tinley Park for their commute downtown. A conductor said ridership seemed to be down this morning. | Larry Ruehl~Sun-Times Media Commuter traffic was lighter than usual Monday morning in Chicago as the NATO Summit ...
Chicago Gets Back to Normal Post-NATO Summit NBC Chicago
Getting Around: Fast times, empty trains and other scenes from morning rush Chicago Tribune

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Free train rides begin Saturday - Herald and News

Free train rides begin Saturday
Herald and News
CHILOQUIN — Klamath & Western Railroad will begin its summer season this Saturday and Sunday with free train rides from 10 am to 3 pm, according to a news release. It is at 36941 S. Chiloquin Road. To get there from Klamath Falls, turn left at the ...

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Train driver to cycle 200 miles in sister's memory - Your Local Guardian

Train driver to cycle 200 miles in sister's memory
Your Local Guardian
Chessington man Alan Fowler, 59, of Bolton Road, will cycle to Brecon, south Wales in a bid to raise money for a charity close to his heart and mark his 60th birthday later this year. A train driver will be cycling 200 miles from London Waterloo to ...

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10 tossed from LIRR 'gravy train' - New York Post


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10 tossed from LIRR 'gravy train'
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By BRUCE GOLDING and DAN MANGAN Ten more Long Island Rail Road retirees accused of participating in a massive, $1 billion disability-pension fraud were busted yesterday by federal authorities. “The LIRR is a commuter railroad, not a gravy train,” ...
Ten Charged in Long Island Rail Road Pension Fraud Bloomberg
Long Island Rail Road budgets $211.5 million for mainline infrastructure projects Progressive Rail Roading
Poll: Is the LIRR Booze Ban a Good Idea? Patch.com
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Person Struck, Killed By Metra Train In Lombard - CBS2 Chicago


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Person Struck, Killed By Metra Train In Lombard
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The Union Pacific train hit the pedestrian about 50 yards east of Finley Road, railroad spokesman Mark Davis said. The train was carrying freight from Chicago to North Platte, Neb. Union Pacific West line Metra trains were stopped until the scene was ...

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Hundreds of Jubilee line passengers led to safety after they were stranded on ... - Evening Standard


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Hundreds of Jubilee line passengers led to safety after they were stranded on ...
Evening Standard
Tens of thousands of Tube commuters suffered major delays today - after nearly 800 Jubilee line passengers were trapped for two hours last night on a stranded train and had to be walked to safety through darkened tunnels. People delayed by the Jubilee ...
Diamond Jubilee Tube train was faulty BBC News
£40 for stranded Tube passengers The Press Association
Olympic fears as hundreds stranded on London Tube KLAS-TV

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VRE asks to reopen Broad Run station road for afternoon commuters - Washington Post (blog)

VRE asks to reopen Broad Run station road for afternoon commuters
Washington Post (blog)
By Jeremy Borden Virginia Railway Express officials are working with local police and state transportation officials in Prince William County to try to reopen a road near the railway's Broad Run station that was closed due to flooding Tuesday.

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In split vote, Elk River council supports idea of another apartment building ... - Star News


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In split vote, Elk River council supports idea of another apartment building ...
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He thinks the location would be horrible for residential development, noting children would have to cross Twin Lakes Road to get to other things or potentially wander into the area near the Northstar train station. “It's just surrounded by danger for ...

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