Man Killed by Freight Train Near La Grange Stone Avenue Station

Updated 4 p.m.

A pedestrian was struck and killed by a freight train in an apparent suicide around 1 p.m. Thursday near the Stone Avenue Station in La Grange, police said.

The victim is a white male, but he has not yet been identified. 

"This was someone who made an effort to do what he did," Police Chief Michael Holub said. "This is not someone who just walked around the gates." 

The freight train was stopped for about three hours between the Wolf Road and La Grange Road crossings. It moved out of the area at about 4 p.m.

Service resumed a normal schedule along the BNSF commuter line shortly thereafter.

The Wolf and La Grange crossings remained open throughout the afternoon, but every crossing in between was blocked. Traffic was backed up on the streets around the tracks. 

Patch will post updates as soon as more information becomes available.

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