Police, firefighters and paramedics from Geneva responded just after 6:20 am. Tuesday May 17, 2022 to a report that a pedestrian was struck by a Metra passenger train under the Crissey Avenue (Route 25) overpass in Geneva.
A female teen was found unresponsive on the railroad tracks of the Metra Union Pacific West Line, and the teen died from her injuries. The Kane County Coroner’s Office identified the teen as Caitlin Marie Gallagher of Geneva. Geneva Police Department , Metra police, and the Kane County Coroner’s Office are investigating.
Metra Train #18 left the Geneva Metra Station about 6:07 a.m. before the 17 year-old girl was hit. Metra Train #18 was stopped at the scene under the underpass, and several Metra trains were canceled or delayed.
Normal Metra service resume for the Tuesday evening rush hour.
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Metra Alert UP-W – Train #44, sched. to arrive Ogilvie Transportation Center at 11:58 AM – may be operating with an extensive delay, an earlier pedestrian incident
— Metra UP-W (@metraUPW) May 17, 2022
Metra Alert UP-W – Inbound Trains #18, #20, #24, and #32 will not operate today, due to a pedestrian being struck by a train.
— Metra UP-W (@metraUPW) May 17, 2022
Metra Alert UP-W – Train #18, is on the move and will be making flag stops into Chicago due to a pedestrian struck by a train. This train is operating with an extensive delay
— Metra UP-W (@metraUPW) May 17, 2022
Metra Alert UP-W – Inbound and outbound trains – on the move – may be operating with extensive delays, earlier pedestrian struck by train
— Metra UP-W (@metraUPW) May 17, 2022
Metra Alert UP-W – Inbound Train #46 scheduled to depart Elburn at 11:18 AM, will not operate, today.
— Metra UP-W (@metraUPW) May 17, 2022
Metra Alert UP-W – Outbound Train #27, scheduled to depart Chicago at 9:40 a.m., will not operate, today.
— Metra UP-W (@metraUPW) May 17, 2022
Metra Alert UP-W – Outbound Train #21 sched. to arrive Elburn at 9:06 a.m., terminating at West Chicago. An extra inbound train will originate from West Chicago making all scheduled stops into Chicago.
— Metra UP-W (@metraUPW) May 17, 2022
Metra Alert UP-W – Train #15 sched. to arrive Elburn at 7:55 a.m., terminating at West Chicago. An extra train will originate from West Chicago and make all station stops into Chicago.
— Metra UP-W (@metraUPW) May 17, 2022
Metra Alert UP-W – Outbound train #13 sched. to arrive Elburn at 7:21 a.m., terminating at West Chicago. An extra train will originate from West Chicago and make all station stops into Chicago.
— Metra UP-W (@metraUPW) May 17, 2022
Metra Alert UP-W – Inbound and outbound trains halted near Geneva, due to a pedestrian struck by a train #18. Extensive delays are anticipated.
— Metra UP-W (@metraUPW) May 17, 2022