Metra officials said preliminary investigations showed all lights and crossing gates were working in the area at the time.

Kendall County isn't in the six-county Regional Transportation Authority boundaries where a sales tax subsidizes Metra, Pace and the CTA.

"The new shelter makes the station more attractive but more importantly provides a safe and more comfortable waiting area that better serves existing riders and can attract new ones," Metra CEO/Executive Director Jim Derwinksi said at the opening.

The idea of spending millions pushing Metra past the six-county Regional Transportation Authority border while riders on existing lines endure crowded trains has some fuming.

Metra wants to hear from riders on North Central Service line

Metra train traffic along the Union Pacific/Northwest Line has resumed after Barrington police investigated a reported suspicious package Tuesday afternoon, Metra officials said Tuesday.

Extending Metra BNSF commuter service into Kendall County gathered steam Wednesday after directors approved a $4.7 million engineering contract to design a conceptual plan.