Metra vs Pedestrian, Elgin+ other incidents

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Jochs
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Metra vs Pedestrian, Elgin+ other incidents

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A pedestrian was struck by a Metra train in Elgin on Monday Night and was killed.
http://abc7chicago.com/traffic/pedestri ... n/1799102/

Train vs pedestrian crashes seem to have become routine
A pedestrian was hit on the UP NW line on Sunday.
http://abc7chicago.com/news/pedestrian- ... e/1796768/
On 3/4 a man was killed in LaGrange.
http://abc7chicago.com/traffic/pedestri ... e/1785037/

A pedestrian was killed on 2/10/17 by a Metra Express Train.
http://abc7chicago.com/traffic/pedestri ... e/1785037/

January 26, 2017 was not a good day for Metra.
http://abc7chicago.com/news/metra-up-nw ... n/1721789/

A pedestrian was struck by a Metra train near Midlothian on 1/4/17.
http://abc7chicago.com/news/pedestrian- ... n/1686686/

There are lots of other incidents involving Metra in recent months that can be found here.
http://abc7chicago.com/tag/metra/
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Re: Metra vs Pedestrian, Elgin+ other incidents

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I question society's IQ when you realize all cars/pedestrians wouldn't have been hit if they stayed off the tracks when a train was oncoming.

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