Service resumes on CTA Brown, Purple lines after power issue
The power issue had a Brown Line train stalled for hours on the Wells Street Bridge during the Tuesday afternoon rush. CBS 2's Sara Machi reports.
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The power issue had a Brown Line train stalled for hours on the Wells Street Bridge during the Tuesday afternoon rush. CBS 2's Sara Machi reports.
The Brown Line was disrupted for hours by the stalled train. CBS 2's Sara Machi reports.
The outage snagged the Brown and Purple lines downtown. CBS 2's Sabrina Franza reports.
The Brown and Purple Line trains were snagged after a train was stopped over the Chicago River at Wells Street. CBS 2's Sabrina Franza reports.
A man is dead after touching the third rail along the tracks at a CTA Brown Line station in River North Friday night.
The man's death appears to be a suicide, according to police.
Brown Line trains are standing near the scene.
Police said the man made his way onto a billboard mounted on the side of the Brown Line trestle, where he was arrested. CBS 2's Jermont Terry reports.
The suspect forcefully took a phone from the victim's hand, police said.
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CTA said trains are moving and normal service is being restored.
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