Chicago Hauntings: Ghosts of a labor riot and a headless horseman at a Back of the Yards rail overpass

A crumbling rail overpass in Back of the Yards was the site of a violent riot that erupted during the Pullman strike of 1894, ...
Trains

Amtrak’s Chicago train wash open for business; other locations to follow

CHICAGO— The questions “what took so long?” and “when will the others be operational?” weren’t entirely answered Thursday, ...

Today in Chicago History: School bus hit by commuter train in Fox River Grove — killing 7 students

1995: A bus loaded with high school students was hit by an express commuter train at a crossing in Fox River Grove, tearing ...
Chicago Sun-Times

Yellow Line train derails at Howard Street; passengers from other trains escorted to safety

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Yahoo

1 hurt after Amtrak train hits construction vehicle in Chicago suburbs, police say

An Amtrak train traveling from Milwaukee to Chicago struck a front-end loader used by a Metra crew in Lake Forest around noon Sunday, sending the operator to the hospital with non-life-threatening ...