Inbound Metra UP Northwest Trains Moving Again, Outbound Trains Still Halted After Pedestrian Hit Near Edison Park
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CHICAGO (CBS) -- Inbound trains on the Metra Union Pacific Northwest line are moving again, but outbound trains are still halted, nearly two hours after a train struck and killed a pedestrian near Edison Park.
Around 7:30 a.m., an inbound train hit and killed a pedestrian near the Edison Park station, a Metra spokesperson said.
Metra said all inbound and outbound UP-Northwest trains were halted after the incident, but inbound trains began moving again around 9:20 a.m. Outbound trains were still halted.
UP Northwest riders should expect extensive delays, and use alternate transportation if possible Friday morning.
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