Fox River Grove (Metra)

Infobox Station
name=Fox River Grove
type=Metra commuter rail


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address=4015 North Northwest Highway
Fox River Grove, Illinois
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structure=Enclosed Shelter
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tracks=2
parking=Yes
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baggage_check=No
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Fox River Grove Station is a commuter railroad station along Metra's Union Pacific/Northwest Line. It is located at 4015 North Northwest Highway(US 14) and Lincoln Avenue, and lies convert|37|mi|km|1 from the Ogilvie Transportation Center in Chicago. [ [http://hometown.aol.com/chirailfan/mmupnw.html Metra Railfan Tips - Union Pacific Northwest Line] ] In Metra's zone-based fare system, Fox River Grove is in zone H.

The station house is an unmanned modestly decorative shelter that's open 24 hours per day, 7 days a week. Parking is available on both sides of the tracks and on both sides of Lincoln Avenue. On the north side, there are small on-side parking lots between the tracks and the south side of North Northwest Highway. On the south side, much larger parking lots exist on Lincoln Avenue. The southeast parking lot is also accessible to Algonquin Road.

Accidents

The vicinity of Fox River Grove Station was the site of an October 25, 1995 collision on Algonquin Road involving a Metra train and a school bus, that resulted in the death of seven students. The school bus was caught between the railroad tracks and the intersection with US 14, resulting in the accident.

References

External links

* [http://metrarail.com/Sched/cnw_nw/foxriver.shtml Metra - Fox River Grove Station]