Service on Metra's BNSF line resumed on Monday evening, hours after a train struck a pedestrian in the western suburbs, according to the transit agency.
Metra, in a post on the social media platform X at 4:42 p.m., initially said BNSF inbound and outbound trains were stopped near Main Street in Downers Grove after Train #1272 hit a pedestrian. Downers Grove police said a pedestrian was struck by a train and pronounced dead at the scene.
Footage captured by NBC Chicago's Sky 5 helicopter showed a train stopped along the tracks near Gilbert Park Baseball Field, surrounded by several emergency vehicles.
In an update at 6:02 p.m., Metra said BNSF inbound and outbound trains had resumed operating and "may be operating with extensive delays."
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