Crime & Safety
Train Crashes Into Car, Skips Stop In Aurora: Metra
Metra train #1260 is the next scheduled to make all scheduled stops to Chicago's Union Station.
AURORA, IL — A Metra train crashed into a car Thursday morning, officials said, forcing a following train to skip an Aurora stop.
Train #1258 was scheduled to depart the Aurora BNSF station at 12:04 p.m. but ceased operating due to an earlier train crashing, according to Metra. Officials did not say where the crash occurred and if anyone was injured.
The following train, #1260, is the next scheduled to make all scheduled stops to Chicago’s Union Station.
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Commuters are encouraged to listen to announcements made at each station and check with Metra’s website to confirm scheduling information.
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