reppin_the_847
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There have been way too many train - pedestrian hits at the west Lake Forest (Illinois) station off of Telegraph Road. Some of these have involved Metra commuter trains. Other accidents & incidents have involved the fast moving Hiawatha trains. Amtrak is supposedly eventually going to have a stop here, but honestly IMO this stop can't come soon enough.
Here is the article: "Man struck, killed by Amtrak train in Lake Forest"
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-forest-lake-bluff/ct-lake-forest-man-killed-by-train-tl-20140908-story.html
As these articles show, the Amtrak stop at Lake Forest makes sense. The problem is that a $4.5 million investment in a pedestrian underpass has to be created first:
http://lakeforest.suntimes.com/2014/07/15/west-lake-forest-train-station-4-5m-pedestrian-underpass/
http://gazebonews.com/2014/07/16/lake-forest-train-fatalities-what-about-the-tunnel/
Once this stop becomes a reality, Lake County (Illinois) will finally have its one and only Amtrak stop. It is also located in close proximity to a strong employment corridor within the northern suburbs of Chicago. This would be a huge boon for commuters from both the cities of Milwaukee & Chicago. I believe the stop would also become safer as a result of the added stop as well. I do not think the trip time from Milwaukee to Chicago (and vice versa) would be slowed down so much that the trip speed becomes an issue either.
Here is the article: "Man struck, killed by Amtrak train in Lake Forest"
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-forest-lake-bluff/ct-lake-forest-man-killed-by-train-tl-20140908-story.html
As these articles show, the Amtrak stop at Lake Forest makes sense. The problem is that a $4.5 million investment in a pedestrian underpass has to be created first:
http://lakeforest.suntimes.com/2014/07/15/west-lake-forest-train-station-4-5m-pedestrian-underpass/
http://gazebonews.com/2014/07/16/lake-forest-train-fatalities-what-about-the-tunnel/
Once this stop becomes a reality, Lake County (Illinois) will finally have its one and only Amtrak stop. It is also located in close proximity to a strong employment corridor within the northern suburbs of Chicago. This would be a huge boon for commuters from both the cities of Milwaukee & Chicago. I believe the stop would also become safer as a result of the added stop as well. I do not think the trip time from Milwaukee to Chicago (and vice versa) would be slowed down so much that the trip speed becomes an issue either.
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