Quantcast

The DNAinfo archives brought to you by WNYC.
Read the press release here.

Blue Line Train Derails, Causes Delays

By Alex Parker | April 10, 2014 8:26pm | Updated on April 10, 2014 11:46pm
 Blue Line trains are delayed after a derailment.
Blue Line trains are delayed after a derailment.
View Full Caption
Flickr/yooperann

CHICAGO — Blue Line trains are delayed after a derailment, CTA officials said Thursday night.

No injuries have been reported, said CTA spokesman Brian Steele. He said a Forest Park-bound train that had just left the Cicero station struck an automobile tire that somehow made it to the tracks, causing the front wheels of the train to "slightly derail."

As crews work to "rerail" the train, power is out in both directions, he said.

Trains are operating between O'Hare and Pulaski, and Oak Park and Forest Park, the CTA said, and bus shuttles are running between Pulaski and Oak Park.

Service was restored about 9:45, though trains were using one track. The CTA advised riders to follow its Twitter account for updates.