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Pedestrian nearly hit by train in Blue IslandBlue Island IL

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Blue Island-Vermont, 2300 Grove St, Blue Island, IL 60406

As discussed during the dispatch call, a male pedestrian ran in front of Rock Island train 402 in Blue Island, causing an emergency brake. The pedestrian may have boarded the train at the platform. Officers were dispatched to meet the crew at the station to determine if the passenger was on board.

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01:48
Transcript:
00:00
The Rock Island dispatches call said that Rock Island train, 402, had a near miss in Blue Island, Illinois.
00:07
A male wearing a winter hat and jackets.
00:11
Ran in front of the train.
00:14
Train went into an emergency break,
00:17
and the subject possibly went towards the platform and got onto the train.
00:22
Trains back on the move.
00:26
They said they needed to make notification.
00:29
DeVirconi, are they sure that the subject got on the train or they don't know? They weren't sure.
00:34
The subject was going towards the platform, maybe trying to get aboard the train, and then train dispatch reached out to the train.
00:41
They believe the subject got on the train.
00:43
That's all I have.
00:44
All right, county, you have the V-Car getting contact with the conductor.
00:48
Yeah, they're going to try to get the conductor in so they didn't have that either.
00:51
Give you a call.
00:52
Tough. County in a metric 59.
00:54
Go ahead, County.
00:56
Disregard for now.
00:57
Go ahead.
01:18
Santa 20 County.
01:19
San Antonio.
01:20
Yeah, I represent near miss.
01:21
This is the train.
01:22
I'm going to have the LaSalle Street officers meet that train to talk to the crew.
01:27
And I just make a determination if that passenger is on board.
01:31
Time 4.
01:32
County, how much 23, 29?
01:35
That's it, 23.
01:36
Can you meet with this train that just had a near miss over in Blue Island, train 402 when it comes in there and talk to the crew about the near miss?
01:46
Thank you very much.

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Blue Island-Vermont, 2300 Grove St, Blue Island, IL 60406

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