Despite the negative comments that appear under articles published that remind folks that Metra Executive Director Phil Pagano’s highly publicized suicide by stepping in front of a commuter train, it seems others are of similar opinions. Tuesday, the Chicago Sun-Times … Continue reading
Category Archives: Train engine
It happened today in Solon Mills. Here’s the information released by the Sheriff’s Department on 18-year old Rick Pries run-in with a Wisconsin Central train. Sheriff’s Office Investigates Train and Car Traffic Crash Sheriff Keith Nygren announced today the investigation … Continue reading
A friend just called to ask if I had heard that Metra Executive Director Phil Pagano had been killed by a Metra train. Now, I see the Chicago Tribune is reporting the story. How very, very sad. I wonder if … Continue reading
I pretty nearly jumped out of my chair as the weather alert went off with a “Tornado Warning.” It was 10:10 AM. Not until after the sharp “beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep…” went off did … Continue reading
There was probably footage of this on some television station when then went into service, but these new Metra engines were the first I have seen. Certainly, I haven’t seen any of them in Crystal Lake. This picture of the … Continue reading
There was probably footage of this on some television station when then went into service, but these new Metra engines were the first I have seen. Certainly, I haven’t seen any of them in Crystal Lake. This picture of the … Continue reading