Posted on 12/07/2004 3:34:07 AM PST by Nick Danger
Amtrak train hits suspected Chicago burglar
CHICAGO, Ill. – Amtrak’s “Southwest Chief” was instrumental in stopping a burglary in progress Wednesday afternoon near the boundary with suburban Cicero when its lead locomotive struck and killed one of two alleged thieves standing in its path as they were allegedly loading stolen goods into a pickup truck parked next to the tracks, according to a story citing police and Amtrak officials in today’s Chicago Tribune.
The train, Amtrak No. 3, operates from Chicago to Los Angeles on Burlington Northern Santa Fe tracks. The incident occurred 6 miles out from Union Station on BNSF’s Chicago Division, sometimes known as “the Raceway,” the former Burlington Route to Aurora, Ill.
The second man was unhurt, but charges of theft and trespass were imminent, police said. The target of the burglary was an auto shop, Automotive Rebuilders Supply, 4401 W. Ogden Ave., just north of the tracks. The men were unarmed. There were no injuries to Amtrak passengers or crew.
A Darwin nomination should be in the works for this idiot. At least he's removed from the gene pool.
I'll second that nomination - what a putz!
Darwin!
First good news I've heard about Amtrak in a long time!
LOL!
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