World & Nation
More than 30 people were injured when a CTA Blue Line train derailed and hit a platform and escalator at O’Hare International Airport about 2:55 a.m.
March 24, 2014
Thirty-three people suffered minor injuries after an empty train struck a Chicago Transit Authority train while it was stopped at a station Monday morning, according to a transit spokeswoman.
Sept. 30, 2013
‘Slow down!’ commuters yell before 2 Chicago trains collide
Facing scrutiny after a rookie subway driver admitted to authorities that she fell asleep at the controls before a high-speed crash last month, the Chicago Transit Authority said this week that it will impose limits on how many hours drivers can work without rest.
April 5, 2014
Driver in Chicago train crash fired; minimum rest limits imposed
Chicago train was going too fast for emergency system to stop crash
April 7, 2014
A preliminary investigation into the crash of a Chicago Transit Authority train that derailed and jumped onto a passenger platform at the O’Hare International Airport station found that the train was going too fast for the station’s automatic emergency braking system to prevent the crash.
The driver of a Chicago subway train that crashed at O’Hare International Airport told authorities that she fell asleep before the train entered the station, derailed and raced up an escalator, the NTSB announced Wednesday.
March 26, 2014
Driver in Chicago subway train crash had ‘dozed off,’ NTSB says
California
Authorities Tuesday morning were transporting at least a dozen people to hospitals after a Blue Line train struck a vehicle near downtown Los Angeles.
March 4, 2014