Two dozen taken to hospitals after commuter train crashes into snow plow in Chicago
Nearly two dozen people were taken to the hospital after a CTA Yellow Line train struck a piece of agency equipment on the tracks near Evanston and Chicago.
Thirty-eight people were seen by paramedics, including seven CTA employees, with 23 taken to the hospital, including four children.
Three people were in serious-to-critical condition, but their injuries were not believed to be life threatening. [ more ]
Man struck, killed by commuter rail train in Hyde Park while attempting to cross tracks
A man was struck and killed by an MBTA commuter rail train while trying to cross the tracks in Hyde Park.
The incident caused the shutdown of commuter rail service at the Hyde Park stop on the Providence/Stoughton and Franklin/Foxboro lines for several hours. [ more ]