Amtrak slams into car in Morton Grove, Illinois
Police said the driver of the car was drunk, and ended up on the tracks after driving recklessly on Lehigh Avenue.
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Police said the driver of the car was drunk, and ended up on the tracks after driving recklessly on Lehigh Avenue.
The car was ripped in two by the crash.
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The rail agency is combining two routes for the direct round trip.
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The crash happened near Devon and Caldwell avenues and the Edgebrook station. Kris Habermehl reports from CBS Skywatch.
The duration of the delay at the Northwest Side station was unknown late Friday.
Details about the Amtrak train that hit the pedestrian, and any Amtrak delays, were not immediately available.
It appears she may have been watching one child while telling the other to get off of the tracks.
It appears she may have been watching one child while telling the other to get off of the tracks.
A 47-year-old woman was struck by an Amtrak train at the intersection of Main Street and Stephen Street, police say.
The affected train lines were all bound for Michigan out of Union Station.
Amtrak is offering to get passengers to their destinations by bus.
The Borealis Service begins Tuesday, May 21, according to Amtrak.
The Borealis Service begins Tuesday, May 21, according to Amtrak.
People are invited to share stories and photos from the crash in an online memorial, at the Bourbonnais village website.
People are invited to share stories and photos from the crash in an online memorial, at the Bourbonnais village website.
There were 69 passengers on the train, on which the engineer suffered life-threatening injuries.
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The rail agency said it is canceling a total of 18 trains between Sunday and Tuesday.
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Amtrak said they were never notified of the SUV on the tracks before the crash last week, was despite a warning call a full 41 minutes earlier.
Amtrak said they were never notified of the SUV on the tracks before the crash last week, was despite a warning call a full 41 minutes earlier. CBS 2 Investigator Megan Hickey reports.
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