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Metra UP-W outbound service resumes after train hits car in Lombard; inbound still halted

Metra Union Pacific West service was halted Jan. 10, 2020, after a train hit a vehicle at a crossing near Finley Road and Crescent Boulevard in Lombard. | Google Maps

Outbound trains are running again on Metra’s Union Pacific West line after a train hit a car Friday at a railroad crossing in west suburban Lombard,

The train hit the car about 6:20 a.m. at a crossing on Finley Road near Crescent Boulevard, according to Lombard police. No injuries were reported.

Metra spokesman Tom Miller said the car was stopped on the tracks with no one inside.

Train movement was stopped in both directions, but outbound trains were moving again by about 7:45 a.m., Metra officials said. Inbound trains are still halted.

Metra Alert UP-W - Outbound train movement has resumed. Trains may be operating with extensive delays due to a grade crossing incident near Lombard.

— Metra UP-W (@metraUPW) January 10, 2020
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