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Here Is Why Chicago Is Setting Its Train Tracks On Fire
Images of train tracks on fire in Chicago have gone viral on social media recently. However, they have been set on fire for a very good reason - to combat the freezing temperatures and keep them operational.
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2 Chicago Cops Struck, Killed By Train While Investigating Gun Shot Call
Two Chicago police officers were struck and killed by a passing commuter train on Monday while investigating a report of gunfire near railroad tracks on the city's Far South Side, police said.
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'Miracle' no deaths in Chicago airport train crash
The crash of a Chicago commuter train that derailed and plowed up an escalator at one of the world's busiest airports would have been far worse, and likely fatal, had it not happened how and when it did, a transportation expert says.
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Commuters stuck for 5 hours on Chicago trains
Thunderstorms and heavy winds pounded the upper Midwest on Tuesday night, stranding Chicago commuter train riders for hours, forcing the cancelation of hundreds of flights, and temporarily delaying Vice President Joe Biden's return to Washington after a fundraiser.Michael Gillis, spokesman for the commuter rail Metra, said one outbound commuter tra...
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Here Is Why Chicago Is Setting Its Train Tracks On Fire
Images of train tracks on fire in Chicago have gone viral on social media recently. However, they have been set on fire for a very good reason - to combat the freezing temperatures and keep them operational.
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2 Chicago Cops Struck, Killed By Train While Investigating Gun Shot Call
Two Chicago police officers were struck and killed by a passing commuter train on Monday while investigating a report of gunfire near railroad tracks on the city's Far South Side, police said.
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'Miracle' no deaths in Chicago airport train crash
The crash of a Chicago commuter train that derailed and plowed up an escalator at one of the world's busiest airports would have been far worse, and likely fatal, had it not happened how and when it did, a transportation expert says.
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Commuters stuck for 5 hours on Chicago trains
Thunderstorms and heavy winds pounded the upper Midwest on Tuesday night, stranding Chicago commuter train riders for hours, forcing the cancelation of hundreds of flights, and temporarily delaying Vice President Joe Biden's return to Washington after a fundraiser.Michael Gillis, spokesman for the commuter rail Metra, said one outbound commuter tra...
