CTA Yellow Line collision

[John Bredin]

A CTA Yellow Line train ran into other CTA equipment (a snowplow) in Howard Yard today, injuring several. Tribune article

For those puzzling how an operating train with passengers ended up in the yard, the Yellow Line tracks go through the yard to get from the Yellow Line proper (ex-Skokie Swift, nee North Shore Line) to Howard terminal station. Ditto with the Purple Line.

My sheer guess is the Yellow train was where it was supposed to be but the plow wasn't. CTA's game either way.

 

[Metra Electric Rider]

They haven't had a good day over at the CTA today...

There was an SUV-bus collision earlier (I think four people injured)...

And a sleeping woman on the Red Line had her comfort/emotional support dog stolen (probably more to that story).

 

[Metra Electric Rider]

NTSB launches investigation (as one would, of course, expect):

National Transportation Safety Board Launches Investigation Into CTA Yellow Line Crash

The NTSB will examine the condition of the track and the train, how people were protected inside the train, the operator’s training and work history, and the CTA’s safety culture, including how dispatch cleared the Yellow Line train.

news.wttw.com

 

[Metra Electric Rider]

Apparently automatic braking wasn't correctly functioning (if you can parse the AP story reposted here):

NTSB Investigators Focus on ‘Design Problem’ with Braking System After CTA Train Crash

National Transportation Safety Board Chairperson Jennifer Homendy said the Chicago Transit Authority train was traveling at 26.9 mph on Thursday when it struck the snow-removal equipment, which was on the tracks conducting training for the winter season.

news.wttw.com