Railroad crossing gate arm malfunction at Thatcher

Heard on: Cook County IL Regional Law Dispatch

00:56

This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

00:00

Message 35, when you're clear, I have a malfunctioning gate arm.

00:04

Go ahead, Kelly.

00:05

It's going to be Thatcher and Arnold.

00:06

Arnold's inside here.

00:08

The gate arm is pumping up and down.

00:12

No train.

00:13

I'm going to get a call back to train dispatch to see if the maintainer was notified and if they cleared that area.

00:21

10-4, Kelly.

00:22

You give it a King 1, you get in here, Oak Park.

00:24

276.

00:29

All right, 30 county, if I still have 996, can you close out King 12?

00:34

Metro 53104, King 12, break.

00:38

Metro 35 update.

00:39

Metro 35, I can't talk today.

00:42

Metro 35, I have an update for you.

00:45

Go ahead, Gary.

00:47

Be advised, I have spoke with train dispatch.

00:51

They said the maintainer cleared that crossing, but they do not have the name for the maintainer.

2026-10-28 14:23 UTC

Road Closure

W Arnold St & N Thatcher Ave, River Grove, IL 60171

Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, radio traffic reports a malfunctioning railroad crossing gate arm at Thatcher and Arnold, with the arm moving up and down with no train present. Train dispatch reportedly advised that the crossing area had been cleared by a maintainer.