All 3 Crossings Blocked By Stalled Train Monday: Police

Glen Ellyn IL

16 August, 2021

1:30 PM

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GLEN ELLYN, IL — A stalled train blocked all three crossings at Prospect Avenue, Main Street and Park Boulevard Monday afternoon in Glen Ellyn, police told Patch. The freight train stalled shortly after 11 a.m. for unknown reasons, but could be due to a mechanical issue, according to a spokesman for Glen Ellyn police. "Could be five minutes, could be five hours," Deputy Chief of Police Kurt Vavra said before the train cleared. Residents were are able to use the Taylor Street underpass while the train blocks the roads, but Vavra warned it could be crowded. Additional police units were directing traffic at the underpass, he said.