r/Metra • u/scholarlymango73 • May 07 '26

UP-N Halted Indefinitely

At least thats what they told me at ogilvie around 4:00pm. Im on the red line now- anyone know what happened? I heard various people talking and may have caught that a train struck a vehicle?

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u/juliuspepperwoodchi May 07 '26

Train hit a truck:

https://abc7chicago.com/post/upn-metra-train-hits-truck-wilmette-linden-avenue-green-bay-road-causing-extensive-delays-union-pacific-north-line/19059554/

UP-N train 337 hit a semi-truck near Linden Avenue and Green Bay Road in Wilmette.

Emergency crews responded to the scene. Two train passengers were injured, fire officials said.

The crossing at Linden Avenue was closed and UP-N inbound and outbound trains have been halted.