Metra UP-W trains delayed after train hits vehicle in Melrose Park​on January 17, 2025 at 6:00 am

CHICAGO (WLS) — Metra Union Pacific West trains were stopped, after a train hit a vehicle in Melrose Park Thursday evening, the commuter rail said.

Metra said in a post on X just after 5 p.m. that UP-W inbound and outbound trains were stopped because an inbound train hit a vehicle at Ninth Avenue and Main Street.

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Metra said no one was in the vehicle, and no one was injured in the crash.

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Chopper 7 was over the scene about 5:20 p.m., and a tow truck was removing what appeared to be a sedan from the tracks.

Metra said about 5:45 p.m. trains were still stopped, and extensive delays are expected.

Trains began moving again with delays just after 6:20 p.m.