Amtrak train hits vehicle's bumper in Edgebrook

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Thursday, November 1, 2018
Vehicle hit by Amtrak train in Edgebrook
Chopper 7HD flies over the seen after a vehicle was hit by an Amtrak train in Chicago's Edgebrook neighborhood Thursday morning.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Service resumed on the Milwaukee District North Line for the bumper of a vehicle was hit by an Amtrak in Chicago's Edgebrook neighborhood Thursday morning.

Metra said the incident involved an Amtrak train at a grade crossing at Caldwell and Lehigh avenues. An Amtrak spokesman said an Amtrak train from Milwaukee to Chicago hit the bumper of a vehicle.

Inbound and outbound train service was halted before trains began moving again at about 8:30 a.m.

The Amtrak spokesman said there were 150 passengers and crew aboard the train and no injuries have been reported.