CTA GREEN LINE TRAIN FAILURE AT 37TH ST JUST EAST OF STATE ST, CHICAGO

TUE MAR 03 2015 ~8:42 AM
CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
CTA TRAIN FAILURE
37TH AND STATE ST CHICAGO, IL (GREEN LINE TRAIN FAILURE)

REPORT OF A TRAIN FAILURE WITH POWER FAILURE -- ABOUT 200 PASSENGERS ON BOARD.

CREW ON ARRIVAL REPORTS TRAIN IS AT 38TH STREET. REPORTED POWER FAILURE AT STATE AND 35TH ST AS WELL.

CTA IS IN THE PROCESS OF PUTTING TOGETHER A PLAN TO SEND A RELIEF TRAIN TO 38TH ST.

A TRAIN WILL BACK DOWN FROM THE NORTH AND BE AVAILABLE TO TRANSFER PASSENGERS FROM THE STALLED TRAIN TO THE RELIEF TRAIN.

AERIAL BEING RAISED TO HELP PASSENGERS MOVE IN TANDEM -- NOT ACROSS.

REPORT THAT GREEN LINE TRAIN WAS STALLED BECAUSE OF ICE. REPORT THAT NO PASSENGERS ARE IN DISTRESS AT 8:54 AM.

RELIEF TRAIN IS BACKING DOWN SLOWLY -- ABOUT 400 FEET TO THE NORTH AT 9:01 AM.

REPORT THAT NO PASSENGERS INJURED, BUT ONE CTA INJURED BY SLIP AND FALL -- TREATED BY CREW FROM A57.

RUNDOWN:
ENGINE(S): E16

TRUCK(S): T11

CHIEF(S): BC2   2-2-1

EMS: A57


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Good alternatives to Green Line service may be as follows: Red Line or #29 for South Side Green Line; #20 or Blue Line for West Side Green.
— cta (@cta) March 3, 2015




63rd-bound Green Line trains are standing at California due to a stalled train; crews working to restore service
— cta (@cta) March 3, 2015

UPDATE: 63rd-bound Green Line trains are standing at 35th due to a mechanical problem on a train; crews working to restore service.
— cta (@cta) March 3, 2015




Harlem-bound Green Line trains are standing near Conservatory due to a mechanical problem on a train; crews working to restore service.
— cta (@cta) March 3, 2015




Some 63rd-bound Green Line trains are operating with residual delays after an earlier mech prob on a train at 35th. Service is resuming.
— cta (@cta) March 3, 2015




63rd-bound Green Line trains are standing at California due to a stalled train; crews working to restore service.
— cta (@cta) March 3, 2015




Harlem-bound Green Line trains are standing at Conservatory due to a mechanical problem on a train; crews working to restore service.
— cta (@cta) March 3, 2015




UPDATE: Green LN trains are standing in both direct at 35th-Bronzeville/IIT due to a mech prob on a train; crews working to restore service.
— cta (@cta) March 3, 2015




63rd-bound Green Line trains are standing 35th-Bronzeville/IIT due to a mechanical problem on a train; crews working to restore service.
— cta (@cta) March 3, 2015




63rd-bound Green Line trains are operating with delays due to a mechanical problem on a train at 35th-Bronzeville/IIT.
— cta (@cta) March 3, 2015