DG 'Rusty' Alderson,
TOAST President
Mostly 1830 -1930
Rusty's
All American
Stories
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Not an official Metra Site
Gilded Age & Train Historian
Train Railfan
Historical Characters, Lincoln Family,
Frontier Arizona, Early Railroads
TOAST email: GAstorybook@gmail.com
Welcome to Geneva Trains
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In November, I noticed more and more in bound to Chicago trains arriving from time to time on South Platform 2.
Chicago bound passengers have been conditioned to board on the North Platform 1.
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I quickly determined passengers were suffering from​ 'TRACK ANXIETY'.​​​​​​​​​​
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Public
Reduce your track anxiety
Listen for track arrival announcement
7 min. before train scheduled arrival
GENEVA TRAINS
I welcome
your comments
your train experiences
did you miss any trains
your 'wish list' additions
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Email me at GAstorybook@gmail.com
or call me at 224 449 1420
Since November 2024 I have been helping to reduce 'track anxiety' during weekday afternoons.
I am a train historian, organizer of 60 train excursions (on Metra routes), former Amtrak tour guide, and a train advocate. I am a retired children's charity CEO and Geneva resident.
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One Passenger's Experience
Passenger Alert
My observations and comments
from spending most weekday afternoons
in November and December 2024
at the Geneva Train station
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November 2024
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" Why are all those people going under the downed crossing gates"
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Oh no! Is he trying to outrun the freight train to get to the crossing?
I don't believe it ... the freight train missed him by 10 feet!
Chicago bound trains slowing down or stopping 3 blocks before the station to allow passengers on Platform 1 to cross at 3rd Street to Platform 2.
I personally witnessed passengers going under downed gates and the man who ​almost got run over by a freight train
I personally witnessed inbound trains on the South track stopping or slowing down to let passengers on Platform
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to cross tracks to get to Platform 2
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I personally witnessed inbound trains on the South track NOT stopping or slowing down causing passengers to miss their trains.
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Seeing these passenger behaviors, seeing passengers missing trains, and seeing more and more trains arriving and loading on South Platform 2,