In addidtion to the shooting that took place in the office tower above Ogilvie Transportation Center that closed the station from approximately 3:30pm to 5:20pm there were two other incidents that affected Metra service on Friday 12/8.
At approximately 3pm a Metra Milwaukee West District westbound train enroute to the Elgin station slammed into a mivivan carrying eight people - five childeren - that either went around the gates, or became trapped between the gates stuck in traffic in downtown Elgin. Two women and an infant were killed. Another child was in very serious condition. Nobody on the train was hurt.
Later, Metra Heritage Corridor trains to Joliet were delayed for over an hour after a westbound freight train struck a pedestrian in Romeoville. I do not know the condition of the pedestrian.
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Carl
Railroader Emeritus (practiced railroading for 46 years--and in 2010 I finally got it right!)
CAACSCOCOM--I don't want to behave improperly, so I just won't behave at all. (SM)
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