Railroad crossing arms malfunction on Monroe Street, Hinsdale IL
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Road ClosureAs discussed during the dispatch call, a railroad crossing at Monroe Street malfunctioned. One crossing arm did not lower as a train passed, and later both arms raised while the train remained stopped on the tracks.
Audio|Heard on: DuPage County DUCOMM Police 1S, 3S, 7S
Listen to dispatch call
01:29
Transcript:
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Henry 2 for a railroad crossing malfunction.
00:04
Henry 2.
00:06
Henry 2 at Monroe Street at the tracks.
00:11
The caller said originally, when the train was coming through, only one of the arms came down.
00:15
Now the train is stopped, and the arms went back up both of them.
00:18
But the train is still there.
00:21
Henry 2, top part.
00:24
Henry, anyone, I can check on that.
00:31
Henry, there's currently a train going through town.
00:35
Turn 4, but the arms are up, is the complaint.
00:44
Right of 40, your status on your stop.
00:50
Right, a 40, your status on your stop.
00:56
Ida 40 from Ducom, your status on your traffic stop.
01:00
All right for you, I'm good, we're going on a tiny, a second.
01:07
3.30.
01:10
Go ahead.
01:13
So the crossing arm on the southwest corner of the intersection was up while the train was going through.
01:22
I'm here,
01:24
I'm going to keep an eye on it for the next train that goes through, see what happens.
01:27
But if you can let Burlington Northern, no.
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Location mentioned:
Monroe St, Hinsdale, IL 60521
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