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Pedestrian Killed by Metra Train
The incident is causing train delays for passengers on the Union Pacific Northwest line.
A person is dead after being struck by a train this morning in Des Plaines.
The incident happened at 8:25 a.m. when Union Pacific Northwest train 632 struck a pedestrian near the Des Plaines train station. That train originated in McHenry at 7:39 a.m. and stopped in Barrington at 8:06 a.m.
It is currently stopped in Des Plaines and is causing major delays for other trains as well.
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Right now, trains 636, 638 and 611 are all stopped due to the incident in Des Plains. Metra officials do not know when the trains will be running again.
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