CTA Red Line disrupted after man jumps from moving train
Police said a man forced open the doors of a train near the 79th/Dan Ryan stop and jumped out. He did not survive. Lauren Victory and Kris Habermehl report.
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Police said a man forced open the doors of a train near the 79th/Dan Ryan stop and jumped out. He did not survive. Lauren Victory and Kris Habermehl report.
Passengers were evacuated from a train and had to walk on the tracks to the 79th Street stop. Lauren Victory reports.
Service on the Chicago Transit Authority Red Line was halted between the 95th/Dan Ryan and Garfield stops. Kris Habermehl has a transit update.
Service on the CTA Red Line was suspended on much of Chicago's South Side early Tuesday due to an unauthorized person on the tracks. Kris Habermehl has a transit update.
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