Petersen v. Union Pacific Railroad

OPINION

JEANNE E. SCOTT, District Judge:

This matter comes before the Court on Defendant Union Pacific Railroad' Company’s (Union Pacific) Motion for Summary Judgment (d/e 283) (Motion). The Plaintiffs seek to recover for personal injuries and deaths that resulted from the collision (Collision) of an automobile and a Union Pacific freight train at the Cisco Steel Road grade crossing (Crossing) in Carlin-ville, Macoupin County, Illinois. For the reasons set forth below, the Motion is allowed in part. Union Pacific has requested oral argument on the Motion. The request is denied because the Court…