Pedestrian hit by freight train in Villa Park, Metra UP-West line trains delayed
A pedestrian was hit by a freight train on Thursday afternoon in west suburban Villa Park, leading to delays for Metra commuters on the Union Pacific-West line.
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A pedestrian was hit by a freight train on Thursday afternoon in west suburban Villa Park, leading to delays for Metra commuters on the Union Pacific-West line.
Some of the trains on the Metra UP-NW line are being canceled for the next several weeks for a construction project on the tracks that will last into September.
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