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Canadian National Says Western Ave. Gates Worked Properly in July Train/Car Crash

From Jerry Shnay at the Southtown Star:

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Canadian National Railway says it has a videotape of the Western Avenue collision last summer involving one of the railroad’s engines and a car driven by a Park Forest resident who suffered some facial injuries.

Original reports said, and it was reported here, that witnesses claimed the crossing gates were not working. The railroad says the video, taken from the engine cab, shows that the gates were…

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