A truck driver was killed after his vehicle was struck by a Metra train on the Milwaukee District North Metra line Monday morning in Hainesville — west of Grayslake and southeast of Round Lake. YouTube Tips ⓘ
Police from Grayslake/Hainesville, and firefighters and paramedics from Greater Round Lake Fire Protection District responded about 7:24 a.m. Monday, May 23, 2022 to a report of a train wreckage with a vehicle at Hainesville Road and Centre Drive south of Russo Power Equipment in Hainesville. Initially the crash was also reported at Belvidere Road at the Milwaukee District North Metra railroad crossing.
Battalion 26 on arrival reported a train crash with a semi-trailer truck at the Milwaukee District North Metra railroad crossing with Hainesville Road.
Metra Milwaukee North Line STOPPED near Grayslake Due to Crash involving Dump Truck that caused Train Derailment! pic.twitter.com/rzC9lKMI2r
— WGN-TV Traffic (@WGNtraffic) May 23, 2022
METRA Milwaukee North Line Train Derailed by striking Dump Truck in Grayslake. pic.twitter.com/E19oGyaIfL
— WGN-TV Traffic (@WGNtraffic) May 23, 2022
A Metra Milwaukee District North train stuck a vehicle Monday morning near Grayslake, prompting service disruptions in both directions. https://t.co/fMRTPrHrgn
— FOX 32 News (@fox32news) May 23, 2022
Firefighters and paramedics quickly assessed that the truck driver was fatally injured and that there was an injured train passenger inside the front passenger car. Two Metra locomotives were pushing the Metra train cars inbound toward Chicago (southeast) from the rear of the train.
Metra reported about 40 passengers were on the train at the time of the crash.
The truck driver was pronounced dead at the scene. The train passenger was transported in a Stokes basket in an all-terrain vehicle to an awaiting ambulance. The lead Metra car — also known as the cab car because it has controls to operate the rear locomotive(s) — was located south of Prairie View School — coming to a stop near the solar panels at least 1100 feet from the Hainseville Road crossing. The Metra cab car or lead car was derailed, but remained upright on the railroad tracks.
The wrecked semi-trailer dump truck was located about 100 feet east of the Hainesville Road grade crossing, just south of the Russo Power Equipment Company property.
According to a Google Street View image from June 2012, Hainesville Road is a narrow paved industrial road, and the grade crossing is controlled by a Railroad Crossing sign and a STOP sign with no gates or flashing lights.
Metra Train #2116 was the train involved in the crash. Metra service north of the crash scene, including Fox Lake, Ingleside, Long Lake, Round Lake and Grayslake was terminated for the morning rush hour. Some passenger service was being assisted by bus transport.
The first Tweet by Metra indicating that Metra #2116 was involved in a crash was posted at 7:13 a.m. (12:13:02 UTC). Fire dispatch recordings indicate that initial dispatch occurred about 7:24 a.m. The reason for the time discrepancy was initially unknown.
Metra Alert MD-N – Beginning with train #2109 and #2132 Customers will be bused between Fox Lake and Grayslake. Customers should expect trains to incur delays while the busing is taking place.
— Metra MD-N (@metraMDN) May 23, 2022
Metra Alert MD-N – Inbound Train #2128 departing Fox Lake at 8:45 AM – Will originate at Grayslake, ongoing grade crossing incident.
— Metra MD-N (@metraMDN) May 23, 2022
Metra Alert MD-N – Inbound Train #2126 departing Deerfield at 8:26 AM – Will originate at Lake Forest, ongoing grade crossing incident.
— Metra MD-N (@metraMDN) May 23, 2022
Metra Alert MD-N – Train #2124 scheduled to depart Fox Lake at 7:28 AM, will originate at Grayslake at 8:30am due to the ongoing grade crossing incident. This is a revised operational plan from an earlier post.
— Metra MD-N (@metraMDN) May 23, 2022
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Hainesville, Illinois is a village in Illinois with a population of about 3,500 people. Hainesville residents and businesses are protected by the Grayslake/Hainesville Police Department, and firefighters and paramedics from the Greater Round Lake Fire Protection District as well as the Grayslake Fire District.
Hainesville is located between the Round Lake Metra train station and the Grayslake Metra train station.
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Metra Alert MD-N – Train #2118 scheduled to depart Fox Lake at 7:05 AM and Train #2124 scheduled to depart Fox Lake at 7:28 AM, will not operate, due to an ongoing grade crossing incident.
— Metra MD-N (@metraMDN) May 23, 2022
Metra Alert MD-N – Inbound Train #2128 scheduled to depart Fox Lake at 8:45 AM, will originate at Grayslake due to the ongoing grade crossing incident. REVISED
— Metra MD-N (@metraMDN) May 23, 2022
Metra Alert MD-N – Inbound Train #2128 scheduled to depart Fox Lake at 8:45 AM, will originate at Grayslake due to the ongoing pedestrian incident.
— Metra MD-N (@metraMDN) May 23, 2022
Metra Alert MD-N – Train #2103, will terminate at Grayslake due to the ongoing grade crossing incident. Customers on this train should expect delays.
— Metra MD-N (@metraMDN) May 23, 2022
Metra Alert MD-N – Train #2105 scheduled to arrive Deerfield at 8:15 AM, will make an extra stop at Lake Forest to accommodate Customers.
— Metra MD-N (@metraMDN) May 23, 2022
Metra Alert MD-N – An extra train will depart Grayslake at approximately 8:15am and make all stops from Grayslake to Chicago. Please stand behind the yellow line as trains approach your station.
— Metra MD-N (@metraMDN) May 23, 2022
Metra Alert MD-N – Train #2120 scheduled to arrive Chicago Union Station at 8:37 AM, will make all stops from Lake Forest to Chicago.
— Metra MD-N (@metraMDN) May 23, 2022
Metra Alert MD-N – Inbound and outbound train movement halted, train #2116 struck a vehicle. Customers should expect extensive delays.
— Metra MD-N (@metraMDN) May 23, 2022