Posted On:
June 20, 2009
Chicago bound Amtrak train hits car on tracks
At approximately 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, an Amtrak train headed for Chicago, struck a car stopped on the tracks in Romeoville.
Unconfirmed reports state that two people were killed. Amtrak train 22, the Texas Eagle, struck the car at the crossing located near 135th Street and New Avenue. None of the passegers or crew members on the train were injured.
The Texas Eagle originated in San Antonio on Wednesday and had stopped in Joliet before going to Romeoville.
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