Blue Line Trains Operating On One Track After O'Hare Derailment
Blue Line trains between O'Hare and Rosemont are operating on one track and shuttle bus service continues after a train derailed near the airport stop Tuesday afternoon.
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Blue Line trains between O'Hare and Rosemont are operating on one track and shuttle bus service continues after a train derailed near the airport stop Tuesday afternoon.
Relief is just up the track for CTA riders who are unable to squeeze aboard their trains.
A northbound Blue Line subway train is on the move again after its brakes began smoking Saturday afternoon in West Town.
A man was shot and wounded overnight on the Pulaski Blue Line CTA platform on the city's West Side.
A lawsuit was filed Wednesday by a mother claiming her daughter was shocked by loose wires while walking home from school on a pedestrian bridge that crosses the Eisenhower Expressway and the Blue Line.
Loud bangs were heard in a the tunnel that connects the Blue Line to the Red Line at Jackson Boulevard this morning but police say it was not gunfire.
The CTA Blue Line was shut down between the West Loop and West Side late Wednesday morning, after a body was found under a Near West Side train platform.
Late-night Blue Line riders should allow extra travel time this week as maintenance work is expected to cause delays.
Maintenance work on the CTA Blue Line and Brown Line this weekend will lead to some minor delays for passengers.
CTA Blue Line trains just west of downtown were momentarily delayed Tuesday morning as fire crews checked out reports of smoke in the subway.
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Late night Blue Line riders should allow extra travel time this week as overnight construction is expected to cause minor delays.
The CTA Blue Line cleared out on the Northwest Side early Friday, after a report of smoke in a subway tunnel.
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Overnight Blue Line riders should allow extra travel time this week as track construction is expected to cause minor delays.
Parts of the CTA Blue Line were shut down early Friday, after a car flipped off an overpass onto the tracks.
Blue Line trains in both directions will operate on the same track between the Grand and LaSalle stations from 11 p.m. until 4 a.m As a result, passengers must board and exit all trains on the O'Hare-bound side of the platform.
Overnight Blue Line riders should allow extra travel time this week as track construction is expected to cause minor delays.
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Late night Blue Line riders should allow extra travel time early this week as construction will cause boarding changes at three Near North Side stations.
Emergency crews are responding to a report of smoke in a Loop subway Monday afternoon.
Blue Line trains in both directions will operate on the same track between the Damen and Clark/Lake stations while crews perform track maintenance, according to the CTA's website.
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This comes as one North Side alderman is calling for people not use public transit at night until CTA can prove it's safe.
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