Amtrak passengers faced major delays in the Chicago area on Thursday after a worker fell on a circuit board, according to Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill.

Durbin, the Senate’s minority whip, issued a statement Friday following his contact with Amtrak officials about a 12-hour disruption to train service at Chicago’s Union Station a day earlier, after the Senate recessed for the week.

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