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On August 26, 1991, a 41-year-old woman, Mary T. Wojtyla, was killed at this station after being struck by a westbound Metra express train. [3] The accident was captured on camera by a railfan and an edited version of the footage cutting out the moment of impact is often used by Operation Lifesaver to stress the importance of rail safety.
On August 26, 1991, 41-year-old Mary T. Wojtyla, (née Walch), [5] of Chicago, was fatally hit by a Metra commuter train headed by a leased Burlington Northern Railroad EMD E9 locomotive no. 9912 at the Fairview Avenue station in Downers Grove, Illinois, United States.
CHICAGO – Inbound and outbound Metra UPNW trains were stopped for several hours near Norwood Park after a train struck a vehicle Saturday afternoon, killing one person. Metra officials said UPNW ...
Authorities have identified the woman who burned to death after she was set on fire inside a New York City subway train as 57-year-old Debrina Kawam. At a news conference, New York City Mayor Eric ...
MANHATTAN, N.Y. (PIX11) – A woman died after she was struck by a train in Manhattan Thursday morning, according to the MTA. It happened near West 145th Street and Amsterdam Avenue around 2:50 a ...
The first train in the morning hit it, derailed, and crashed into the river below, killing 5 passengers and injuring 47. April 23 – Canada – VIA Rail train No. 74, encountered an unexpected reversed switch, crossed over to the south main track and derailed at Thamesville, Ontario. The derailed train collided with stationary rail cars on an ...
A woman was brutally assaulted Wednesday morning at a Metro station in Pasadena in an attack that authorities described as attempted murder. About 5:45 a.m. at the Allen Metro station near ...
January 3 – India – Ghatnandur train crash: 18 people died in a collision of two trains at Ghatnandur in Maharashtra [40] January 31 – Australia – Waterfall rail accident: The driver of a southbound passenger train suffered a heart attack and died; the train then sped out of control and derailed on a curve, overturning several cars and killing six passengers.