Prospect Police Department has mounted an all-out effort to crack down on those who ignore the lights, gates or other safety warnings along the rail line ... of Cook County Circuit Court.

Railway boom gates at three level ... Connex spokesman John Rees said the boom-gate problem was most likely track circuit failure, which created a false indication that a train was coming.

RAIL authorities failed to act on boom ... fixes such as extensive track cleaning and new “Track Circuit Assisters” to help boom gates recognise a VLocity train’s approach.

"We're trialling some track circuit assisters to see whether they'll improve the issue with setting off the boom gates," he said ... called for the regional rail network to be upgraded in ...