Some MetroLink train service interrupted after bus knocks utility pole onto wires
MetroLink trains at the Fifth and Missouri Avenue station in East ST. Louis were temporarily stopped later Thursday afternoon to allow Ameren Illinois to replace a utility pole that was hit by a Metro bus driver.
The Metro bus ran up on a sidewalk about 8 a.m. near the station, causing a power line to fall across the overhead wires that power the trains.
“Ameren Illinois had to wait until Metro de-energized their wires so we could remove our wire. This took approximately 30 minutes,” said Brian Bretsch, an Ameren Illinois spokesman.
West bound trains were able to start rolling again around 8:30 a.m., he said.
Another planned outage lasted about 30 minutes while Ameren replaced the utility pole that was damaged by the bus, Bresch said.
“Metro has been notified of this outage that will impact the train schedule,” Bretsch said.
No customers were affected by the morning outage. Trains were running against by 1:30 p.m.
This story was originally published April 22, 2021 at 12:41 PM.
