Gate malfunction causes traffic backup in Des Plaines, Des Plaines IL
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As discussed during the dispatch call, at Northwest Highway and Mount Prospect Road in Des Plaines, malfunctioning gates are blocking traffic despite no train passing, causing a traffic backup. Train dispatch has been notified.
Audio|Heard on: Woodford IL Law Dispatch Group Calls
Listen to dispatch call
00:33
Transcript:
00:00
Counting the Metra 60, are you able to take a disregard from 44's call? I got a gate malfunction in your V.
00:11
6.0 sure thing opposite.
00:14
It's going to be Northwest Highway and Mount Prospect Road in Des Plaines.
00:18
Northwest Highway and Mount Prospect Road on the UP Northwest Line.
00:26
Train dispatch has been advised, complaining advised that the gates have been down for a long time.
00:30
There's no train going by and there's traffic piling up.
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Location mentioned:
E Northwest Hwy & Mount Prospect Rd, Des Plaines, IL 60016
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