Blue Line Train Hits, Kills Deer In Middle Of Kennedy Expressway
A deer found its way onto the CTA rail tracks in the middle of the Kennedy Expressway early Wednesday, only to be struck and killed by a train.
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A deer found its way onto the CTA rail tracks in the middle of the Kennedy Expressway early Wednesday, only to be struck and killed by a train.
Smoke from brakes on a CTA train created a bit of a panic for passengers on the Blue Line on Wednesday, but caused no injuries.
Late night CTA riders should allow extra travel time this week as construction on the Blue and Red lines will cause minor delays.
The Forest Park branch of the Blue Line was shut down along its westernmost stretch Friday morning, for a report of a suspicious package that turned out to be a false alarm.
Late night CTA riders should allow extra travel time this week as construction on the Red and Blue lines is expected to cause minor delays.
Service on the CTA'S Blue Line was disrupted for more than an hour as police investigated a report of a suspicious package in the Northwest Side Logan Square neighborhood Wednesday evening.
A part of the busy Blue Line subway was briefly shut down Wednesday morning, after a person was found on the tracks.
Overnight maintenance work is expected to cause delays this week on the Red and Blue lines. Passengers should allow extra travel time.
A woman was killed after being struck by a Blue Line train Friday afternoon on the Near West Side, temporarily shutting power in both directions.
The Blue line subway stop at Jackson Boulevard, and the pedestrian tunnel that connects to the Red Line, have reopened Wednesday afternoon, more than two hours after they were closed due to a suspicious package.
An "alert" CTA bus driver is being credited with helping police nab two men who attacked and robbed a Blue Line passenger Tuesday, then hopped a bus to the north suburbs.
Overnight CTA construction is expected to cause delays on the Red, Blue and Green lines this week. The CTA is advising passengers to allow extra travel time.
The CTA has ordered the company that runs the "Kiss n' Ride" parking garage at the Cumberland Blue Line stop to clean the place up. The place is overrun by pigeons and some fear it may become a health hazard.
Blue Line trains between O'Hare and Rosemont are operating on one track and shuttle bus service continues after a train derailed near the airport stop Tuesday afternoon.
Relief is just up the track for CTA riders who are unable to squeeze aboard their trains.
A northbound Blue Line subway train is on the move again after its brakes began smoking Saturday afternoon in West Town.
A man was shot and wounded overnight on the Pulaski Blue Line CTA platform on the city's West Side.
A lawsuit was filed Wednesday by a mother claiming her daughter was shocked by loose wires while walking home from school on a pedestrian bridge that crosses the Eisenhower Expressway and the Blue Line.
Loud bangs were heard in a the tunnel that connects the Blue Line to the Red Line at Jackson Boulevard this morning but police say it was not gunfire.
The CTA Blue Line was shut down between the West Loop and West Side late Wednesday morning, after a body was found under a Near West Side train platform.
Late-night Blue Line riders should allow extra travel time this week as maintenance work is expected to cause delays.
Maintenance work on the CTA Blue Line and Brown Line this weekend will lead to some minor delays for passengers.
CTA Blue Line trains just west of downtown were momentarily delayed Tuesday morning as fire crews checked out reports of smoke in the subway.
A male nearly avoided being struck by a Downtown Blue Line train Friday night.
Late night Blue Line riders should allow extra travel time this week as overnight construction is expected to cause minor delays.
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