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Itasca Crash

Itasca Crash

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This might be late news to some commuters, maybe to all commuters, but about a week and a half ago there was a huge delay on Metra trains.  I, unfortunately, was in one of the trains that was delayed exactly 2 hours.  As you can see from the picture, there was a train and car collision on the Itasca stop.  The Midwest-Elgin line that I take makes a stop at Itasca and fortunately, it wasn’t my train that hit this car.  The train in front of us was the one that, at 70 mph, hit a crossing car early morning.  Details as to how this happened were not given right away.

Luckily, the elderly conductor, and the only passenger, of the car survived with minor injuries.  The paramedics described that she walked to the ambulance.  It is of shock and a blessing that this collision did not result in any deaths.  It was frightening for those who were in the train; these people were transferred over to the train that I was riding in and described that the train had only one dent and nobody was hurt.

Even though, it was the first week of classes, I  still attempted to make it to my 10am class.  However, this was not the case.  As you may all know, once you get to Union Station downtown, you need to take the Red Line all the way to Loyola.  This is about another 40 minutes, and I got to class at the end of lecture.  These are problems that commuters have to face, but it’s a sacrifice!  This is why I enjoyed my dormitories at Loyola so much; they were so convenient, close, and fun!  I recommend everyone to live near campus if they can for its convenience is maximal!

Note to commuters: take the earlier trains.  It is better to get to campus sooner than later!  Till next time…

Stephanie

**The picture is not my original picture.  I googled this picture; however, I do have a video of the crash as my train passed the Itasca stop.