CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
MINOR TRAIN DERAILMENT
530 S PULASKI CHICAGO, IL
CTA TRAIN DERAILMENT -- LOOKS LIKE A MINOR DERAILMENT WITH TEN CARS ON THE LINE. ALL CARS ARE FILLED WITH PASSENGERS. NO INJURIES AS OF 7:51 AM. INITIALLY REPORTED AS AN INJURED PERSON ON THE TRACK -- UNFOUNDED.
SECOND CAR IS DERAILED.
SECONDARY HOLD FROM KOLMAR TO KEDZIE
WALKING SOME PASSENGERS BACK TO THE STATION ABOUT 75 FEET. NO INJURIES, BUT TWO EXTRA AMBULANCES ON STANDBY.
SOME PASSENGERS BEING MOVED TO THE REAR FOUR CARS AND WILL BE TRANSPORTED AFTER THE TRACK ARE RE-ENERGIZED.
SECOND TRAIN IS STALLED JUST WEST OF KOSTNER BECAUSE OF DE-ENERGIZED TRACKS. FIREFIGHTERS ALSO RESPONDING TO THAT TRAIN. BC14 AND E113 ARE WITH THE SECOND TRAIN.
NO TRANSPORTS. ALL PASSENGERS UNLOADED FROM TRAIN CARS AND TRANSFERRED TO BUSES OR OTHER BY ABOUT 8:38 AM.
Checking out #cta #blueline at Pulaski possible derailment pic.twitter.com/gSb2yT1cUF
— Vince Gerasole (@vincegerasole) September 10, 2014
ENGINE(S): ??
TRUCK(S): ??
SQUAD(S): ??
CHIEF(S): BC13, 2-2-1
EMS: AMB ?? AMB ??
LIVE TRAFFIC MAP …
http://maps.google.com/?q=530+s+pulaski+chicago,+il&t=h&z=17&layer=t
Get updates in your Facebook feed
http://www.facebook.com/CardinalEmergencies
No Blu Ln srvc btwn Wstrn & Cicero on Forest Pk br due to derailmnt. Shuttle buses en rte for srvc Wstrn-Cicro; FP riders: consider alt srvc
— cta (@cta) September 10, 2014
Blue Line service has been temporarily suspended between Cicero and Western (Forest Park-branch) due to a derailment.
— cta (@cta) September 10, 2014
Blu Ln Forest Pk br riders: Due to major delays, consider alt srvc: bus rtes 20, 126, 7 or 12 for srvc to dwntwn or N-S rtes to Grn, Pnk lns
— cta (@cta) September 10, 2014
Blue Ln trns experiencing delays due to derailment near Pulaski (FP br). Crews en route to turn trns @ Western & Cicero. Update to follow.
— cta (@cta) September 10, 2014
Blue Line trains are standing at Pulaski (Forest Park-branch) due to a derailment.
— cta (@cta) September 10, 2014
Blue Line trains are standing at Pulaski (Forest Park-branch) due to a medical emergency on the tracks.
— cta (@cta) September 10, 2014