Person fatally hit by Metra train at Evanston station

Person fatally hit by Metra train at Evanston station

Extensive delays persist Tuesday after a person was fatally struck by a Metra train at an Evanston station. The Union Pacific North train hit the person around 11 p.m. Monday at the Davis Street station, Metra and Evanston Fire Department officials said. The victim, only described as male, was dead at the scene, officials said. Inbound and outbound trains were temporarily stopped early Tuesday before moving again with "extensive" delays, Metra o…

Man killed by Metra train at Davis - Evanston Now

Incident occurred late Monday.

Man dies after being hit by Metra train at Davis station

An inbound Union Pacific North Metra train at the Davis Street station late on the night of May 2, 2024. Credit: Igor StudenkovThe Evanston Fire Department responded to the Davis Street Metra station about 11 p.m. on Monday night after receiving a call of “a possible person struck by a train at the Davis Street stop in Evanston.”A spokesperson for Metra confirmed to the RoundTable overnight that a man struck by the train died by the time first r…