Freight train strikes truck in Barrington, blocks Metra tracks

Tuesday, May 30, 2017
BARRINGTON, Ill. (WLS) -- A freight train struck a tractor-trailer truck Tuesday morning in northwest suburban Barrington, blocking Metra trains on the Union-Pacific Northwest Line in both directions.

There is no word yet on whether anyone was hurt.
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Metra officials said inbound train No. 638, which was scheduled to arrive at Ogilvie Transportation Center in Chicago at 10:23 a.m., was stopped near Fox River Grove due to the freight crash.

Trains appeared to be moving again by Tuesday afternoon.
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