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Metra North Central trains running with delays after vehicle gets stuck on tracks near Mundelein

Movement was stopped in both directions about 5:51 p.m., Metra said in a tweet.

By  Sun-Times Wire
   
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A person was fatally struck by a Metra train Nov. 18, 2020, on the UP-W line in Elmhurst.

Metra North Central Service trains were halted Jan. 13, 2020 due to a vehicle stuck on the tracks in Mundelein.

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Metra North Central Service trains are running with delays Monday after a vehicle was stuck on the tracks near north suburban Mundelein.

Movement in both directions was stopped about 5:51 p.m. near Mundelein, according to a tweet from Metra. Trains were running with delays “upwards of 45 minutes” by 6:13 p.m. A Metra spokeswoman said the vehicle on the tracks wasn’t hit.

The adult driver of the vehicle was arrested on DUI charges, according to Mundelein police.

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