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BNSF Metra Line Resumes Normal Service Following Crash That Injured Welders

An Amtrak train collided with a welding truck near Lisle Saturday night. The collision caused several delays.

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Metra trains on the BNSF line were up and running again Sunday morning following a crash Saturday involving an Amtrack that struck a welding truck near Lisle.

The welding truck was parked alongside the tracks, east of the Yackley Avenue overpass, as workers were making rail repairs. Amtrak train 383 left Chicago bound for Quincy when it struck the truck around 6:30 p.m. as it attempted to change tracks before the Naperville station.

Two welders were taken to Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital after the train hit the truck, according to Metra. There were 114 passengers on the train. None were injured, and Amtrak arranged to move them from the train onto alternative transport.

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A Lisle police spokesman told the Daily Herald the truck was parked too close to the signal tower and the engineer could not see the truck. As of late Saturday night, several delays were reported on the Metra line but the rail service reported early Sunday that normal service was expected to resume today.

Check MetraRail.com for the latest train information | photo credit Lisle-Woodridge Fire Department and Todd Sherman.

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