NEPONSET, ILL. (AP) -- Amtrak service was delayed after a train struck a vehicle in the north-central Illinois community of Neponset.

Authorities in Bureau County say Burlington Northern Santa Fe reported an Amtrak train had struck a vehicle Tuesday morning and requested an ambulance.

An Amtrak spokesman tells the LaSalle News Tribune  that a train from Quincy to Chicago struck a trailer that was blocking the track. 

The spokesman says some equipment was damaged but no passengers or crew members were hurt.

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