June 23, 2022 | Accident, Commuter Rail, Fatality, Headlines
(Source: Trains Magazine, June 23, 2022) CHICAGO — The family of a Metra passenger killed in a May 11 grade-crossing accident has filed suit against the commuter agency and BNSF Railway, as well as the moving company whose truck was involved in the accident and the...
June 15, 2022 | BNSF, Fatality, Headlines, NTSB
(Source: Trains Magazine, June 14, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A BNSF Railway conductor was working in an area “with insufficient walking space available … to perform trackside duties” when he was struck and killed during a switching move, the National Transportation...
May 12, 2022 | BNSF, Commuter Rail, Fatality, Headlines
(Source: Daily Herald, May 11, 2022) CHICAGO — National Transportation Safety Board authorities are investigating Metra’s first passenger death since 2005 after a train collided with a truck Wednesday at a crossing in Clarendon Hills. The crash occurred after 8...
