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Heard on: LaSalle, Livingston Marshall Counties Sheriff, Fire and EMS · 1/10/2026 10:24 AM
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Do you know if there was a train that just went through Dwight?
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10-4[1], I just received a phone call that it's possibly on fire heading southbound.
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Train fire near Pontiac station

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As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to a report of a train possibly on fire traveling southbound from Dwight. Confirmation followed that the train was indeed on fire as units arrived near the Pontiac train station.

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Pontiac, 721 W Washington St, Pontiac, IL 61764
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