Investigators blame 2023 Chicago train crash on high speed limit, brakes and slick tracks
A CTA train heading toward downtown crashed into a slow-moving snow plow that was on the rails on Nov. 16, 2023. Thirty-eight people were hurt, including the train's operator.
Investigators blame 2023 Chicago train crash on brakes and slick tracks
Federal investigators say an “aggressive” deceleration, a disabled braking system and slippery tracks are to blame for a 2023 Chicago train crash that left dozens of people injured, according to a report released Wednesday.
NTSB says reduced braking performance, leaves on tracks were to blame for 2023 CTA Yellow Line crash
The two-car train crashed into a snow plow around 10:30 a.m. Nov. 17, 2023, on the main tracks adjacent to the Howard rail yard in Rogers Park.
NTSB issues final report on 2023 CTA Yellow Line crash
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CTA Yellow Line crash blamed on high speed limit, brakes: NTSB
Federal investigators say a high speed limit, a disabled braking system and slippery tracks are to blame for a 2023 Chicago train crash that left dozens of people injured. A National Transportation Safety Board report released Wednesday says the Chicago Transit Authority disabled an automatic track brake application,
Federal transit money for Chicago, state of Illinois could be jeopardized by Trump directive
The order, issued in a Transportation Department memo late last week, calls on the department to "give preference to ...
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Labor Coalition Announces Public Transit Reform Bill, Calling for Big Changes but Not a Merger
State lawmakers debating the future of Chicago-area transit have a new proposal to mull over, after a labor-backed coalition ...
Today in Chicago History: ‘A slow-motion horror’ in the Loop kills 11 in CTA derailment during rush hour
1977: A bystander called it “a slow-motion horror.” The Tribune called it the worst crash in Chicago Transit Authority ...
2 men stabbed on CTA platform in downtown Chicago
CHICAGO (CBS) — Two men were stabbed at a Chicago Transit Authority platform in downtown Chicago Thursday night. Just after ...
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Federal order could imperil billions in road, transit projects here
The order raises the prospect that slowly growing areas such as Illinois and Chicago will be moved back in the line when it ...
Labor groups back transit reform giving RTA expanded authority over CTA, Metra, Pace
Legislators have until the end of May to hammer out a solution to a fiscal crisis that public transit leaders say could lead to massive fare hikes and a 40% reduction in train and bus service.
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Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) completes Automatic Train Control (ATC) implementation on all north side Commuter Rail lines. Also, ridership across the Chicago region’s ...
Today in Chicago History: ‘Tomorrow’s transit car is here today’
Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Jan. 23, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. Weather records (from the National ...
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Opinion: We've given the Legislature a blueprint to meet public transit challenges head on
A new bill aims to provide more efficient and reliable transit and dodge a fiscal crisis, write the Illinois AFL-CIO and ...
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NTSB report says wheel slide led to collision between CTA train, snow removal machine
Wheel slide, reflecting a trio of factors, led to the collision between a Chicago Transit Authority Yellow Line train and a ...