Berkshire Eagle4d
Eagle Archives, Sept. 28, 1942: First train reached here exactly 100 years ago
One hundred years ago today the first railroad train arrived in Great Barrington. A bell, reputed to have been on the first locomotive to arrive ...
Lake and McHenry County Scanner on MSN13d
‘Entirely preventable’: Family files lawsuit after 17-year-old girl fatally struck by train walking to school in Barrington
The family of a 17-year-old girl who was killed by a train while walking to Barrington High School has filed a lawsuit ...
Teen’s fatal train collision was preventable, IL lawsuit says. ‘Family has struggled’
The 17-year-old reached the train tracks on her walk to high school, stopping for an outbound Metra commuter train passing by. The dense fog descending upon Barrington, Illinois, on Jan. 25 limited ...
Pedestrian safety measures still lacking at many rail crossings — sometimes with tragic results
Fatalities in Barrington and on Chicago’s Southeast Side have sparked concern for pedestrians when they are near railroad ...
Lexington Herald Leader12d
Teen’s fatal train collision was preventable, IL lawsuit says. ‘Family has struggled’
The 17-year-old reached the train ... Metra stations with pedestrian safety measures have never had any pedestrian collisions with trains. Since the teen’s death, the Village of Barrington ...
Herald & Review5d
Pedestrian safety measures still lacking at many rail crossings in Illinois
While overall accidents at rail crossings increased 15% from 2020 to 2023, the number of pedestrian incidents increased 20%, ...