Metra North Central Service not passing Wheeling after train strikes parked car

WHEELING, Ill. - Metra North Central Service remained suspended in Wheeling Friday morning after a commuter train struck a car parked too close to the tracks.

Inbound train no. 102 collided with the empty vehicle about 6:25 a.m. near Palatine Road, according to Metra spokeswoman Meg Reilly.

It appeared that the car, which wasn’t near a rail crossing, had been parked too close to the tracks, Reilly said.

No injuries were reported on or off the train, she said.

In a service alert, Metra said it was moving passengers from the affected train onto train no. 108, which Metra said was operating up to 50 minutes behind schedule.

Service updates are available at Metrarail.com.