Monday's fatal pedestrian accident in LaGrange is the third such accident to take place in that town along railroad right of way within a two year time frame. Each of these accidents have taken place in the vicinity of the LaGrange Metra/Amtrak station. Its safe to say that LaGrange has catipulted themselves into an accident "hotspot". This is a disturbing trend and I wouldn't be surprised if the local media were to soon do a story on towns that have seen a higher than average rate of train vs. vehicle/pedestrian accidents, especially with children returning back to school.
What other towns along the Metra system have seen its fair share of accidents and/or near misses? One town that comes to mind is Lombard. Some towns along the UP-W have taken measures to reduce the risk. Other than common sense, is there anything that towns need to do more or better of to protect people from getting into harm's way?
What other towns along the Metra system have seen its fair share of accidents and/or near misses? One town that comes to mind is Lombard. Some towns along the UP-W have taken measures to reduce the risk. Other than common sense, is there anything that towns need to do more or better of to protect people from getting into harm's way?