An incident of pedestrian vs. train halted train traffic Friday evening shortly before 7:30. The male involved was not yet identified. The southbound Amtrak was stopped across the Keokuk Street crossing. A number of passengers opted to exit the train and made other travel arrangements.

The train had been fraught with difficulties. Before even departing from Chicago, it was delayed by a car that needed to be changed out. Then near Joliet, it ran over something on the tracks that damaged lines and required stopping for repairs.

Photo by Jan Youngquist   (Click on image for larger version.) 

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