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Following the incident, service on the Yellow Line was fully closed and replaced with bus service, initially announced to be for a period of five days. [7] Following the release of the NTSB's preliminary report, the CTA announced that it would reduce the speed limit on the Yellow Line from 55 mph (89 km/h) to 35 mph (56 km/h), and to 25 mph (40 km/h) in the area where the crash occurred. [15]
As a result of the accident, the CTA forbade motormen to proceed past a red signal "on sight" without first getting permission from the Control Center. The Evanston Express was re-routed to the inner loop from the outer loop and an Iron Beam was added to the elevated structure to ensure that a carriage could not fall off the elevated structure.
Following the accident, the line between O'Hare and Rosemont was closed, with a replacement bus service in place. A CTA spokesman initially stated that the line could be closed for as long as 48 hours while recovery of the train was undertaken. [1] This was later revised upwards to a week. [3]
A suspect was arrested Monday, Sept. 2, after allegedly shooting four people on a Chicago Transit Authority train in Forest Park, Ill., just before 5:30 a.m., the Village of Forest Park said in a ...
On September 2, 2024, a mass shooting occurred aboard a Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) Blue Line train as it traveled between Oak Park station and Harlem station. Four people were killed at random. The alleged shooter was taken into custody and charged with four counts of first-degree murder.
Mayor Lori Lightfoot joined Chicago police and CTA leaders to unveil a plan to keep CTA passengers safe Friday.
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CHICAGO - Four Chicago residents have been charged with robbery and mob action in connection with an assault and theft on a CTA bus earlier this week.. The suspects, identified as Devon Glass, 24 ...