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Unhitched Train Blocks Elmhurst Crossings: Police

Three local crossings were shut down for hours.

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Freight cars that detached caused a stopped train, resulting in three Elmhurst crossing closures that lasted hours, police said.
Freight cars that detached caused a stopped train, resulting in three Elmhurst crossing closures that lasted hours, police said. (David Giuliani/Patch)

ELMHURST, IL – Two freight train cars traveling through Elmhurst early Monday afternoon unhitched, blocking local crossings, police said.

The stopped freight train affected the crossings at West, Maple and Addison avenues, according to a police news release.

The West crossing opened five hours later, while the other two did so about an hour earlier.

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Drivers were advised to use Route 83, York Street and Robert Palmer Drive.

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