Pedestrian dies after being hit by freight train near Lake Forest, Illinois
Metra confirmed inbound and outbound trains are halted near Lake Forest.
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Metra confirmed inbound and outbound trains are halted near Lake Forest.
Union Pacific and UP will be phased out of those line names, so the agency decided it was a good time to consider renaming all its lines that don't follow a consistent pattern.
Metra said delays are expected.
The identify of the person killed was not immediately learned.
Inbound and outbound trains were stopped near the Downers Grove/Main Street station.
Inbound and outbound trains were stopped near the Downers Grove/Main Street station.
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Service has since returned to normal on the BNSF, Milwaukee District North, Union Pacific Northwest, and Union Pacific West lines.
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According to Metra, the pedestrian was struck by the train near Oak Park at the Berwyn stop just before 10:30 a.m.
The crash caused extensive delays on the North Central Service and Milwaukee District West lines.
On Monday, dozens of Barrington High School students and community members gathered next to the downtown Metra train crossing to remember Marin.
On Monday, dozens of Barrington High School students and community members gathered next to the downtown Metra train crossing to remember Marin Lacson, who was killed at the crossing a year ago. Marissa Sulek reports.
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The Rock Island District Line was shut down for an unknown anticipated duration after the crash.
One person was killed when a Metra train hit a car Saturday afternoon in the Norwood Park neighborhood.
An outbound Union Pacific Northwest Line train hit a car just before 4 p.m. near the Norwood Park station near the intersection of Avondale and Nagle avenues.
Metra officials confirmed a male pedestrian was hit and killed by an inbound Union Pacific North Line train near the North Chicago station shortly after 8:30 a.m.
The condition of the person in the car was not immediately learned.
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