Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)

• Chicago-bound Amtrak Train Derails Outside Joliet

  Kristina Labanauskas | September 09, 2008 12:51 PM | 2 CommentsCook County, IL

  An Amtrak train derailed on Monday evening after a set of wheels jumped the track. There were 112 passengers aboard Lincoln Service Train 304. The train remained upright, and no one was injured,...

• Cta Section 41 Notice Repealed

  Kristina Labanauskas | June 08, 2009 4:22 PM | 0 CommentsCook County, IL

  Claimants and attorneys can breathe a sigh of relief. On Monday, June 1, 2009, Governor Pat Quinn signed Senate Bill 84 (CTA Section 41 Notice Repeal) into law, which repealed in its entirety the...

• Safety Issues Lead CTA to Sideline Accordion-Style Buses

  Kristina Labanauskas | February 20, 2009 5:38 PM | 0 CommentsCook County, IL

  The CTA removed nearly 200 of the 60-foot-long buses from service on Thursday as a precaution after serious cracks were found in one vehicle’s chassis. The articulated buses can carry up to...

• Metra Train Kills Pedestrian

  Kristina Labanauskas | September 26, 2008 5:10 PM | 2 CommentsCook County, IL

  A Union Pacific Northwest Line train inbound to Chicago struck and killed a pedestrian near the Arlington Heights Station, located at Northwest Highway and Evergreen Avenue. The tragic accident...

• CTA Green Line derailment

  Barry Doyle | May 28, 2008 7:55 PM | 0 CommentsCook County, IL

  Earlier today, a CTA Green Line train derailed, resulting in several being hospitalized. The early reports are that the derailment of the train occurred at a switch track. The operator went through...

• CTA Bus Accident near St. Ignatius College Prep

  Kristina Labanauskas | November 20, 2008 6:09 PM | 0 CommentsCook County, IL

  A westbound No. 12 Roosevelt bus collided with two vehicles Tuesday morning on the Near West side. The accident took place at West Roosevelt Road and South Blue Island Avenue, just outside Saint...

• RTA Finds CTA Rail Safety Needs Improvement

  Kristina Labanauskas | July 04, 2008 6:00 PM | 0 CommentsCook County, IL

  A recent review of the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) revealed that the CTA is safe enough to ride but is in vital need of upgrades. The Regional Transportation Authority (RTA), which is...

• Truck crashes into CTA el station

  Barry Doyle | April 26, 2008 12:22 AM | 0 CommentsCook County, IL

  A truck speeding down the Cermak exit to the Dan Ryan expressway left the roadway and crashed into a CTA bus stop and el station at rush hour today. Commuters waiting for the bus and leaving the...