2nd lawsuit filed in CTA train crash
It comes from Clifford Law Offices. They're now representing at least two victims. The latest claimant is 67-year-old Matt Jones from Skokie. He was taken by ambulance following the crash.
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It comes from Clifford Law Offices. They're now representing at least two victims. The latest claimant is 67-year-old Matt Jones from Skokie. He was taken by ambulance following the crash.
Thirty-eight people were hurt, and 23 of them were taken to the hospital when a CTA Yellow Line train hit a piece of snow removal equipment on the tracks at the Howard rail yard in Rogers Park.
The Yellow Line train and the snowplow that collided Thursday had not been moved 12 hours later, and that will not change until the National Transportation Safety Board investigates the scene. Kris Habermehl reports from Chopper 2.
Attorneys for passenger Cleon Hawkins say human error was partially to blame for a CTA Yellow Line train crashing into a snowplow Thursday morning. CBS 2's Jermont Terry reports.
Audio from the Chicago Transit Authority control tower suggest someone tried to give a warning before a CTA Yellow Line train hit a snow plow on the tracks, in a crash that left all 38 people on the train injured. CBS 2's Marybel Gonzalez reports.
One person has filed a lawsuit in connection to the incident involving a Yellow Line train Thursday morning. CBS 2's Sabrina Franza reports.
National Transportation Safety Board investigators will be digging into the train crash - piece by piece. CBS 2 Investigator Dave Savini reports.
The train crashed into a snow plow on the tracks near the Howard terminal Thursday morning. CBS 2's Noel Brennan reports.
From Chopper 2, Kris Habermehl explains what first responders had to go through to get to the 38 injured people on the train.
The people injured in the Yellow Line accident Thursday morning ranged in age from 2 to 72 years old. CBS 2's Sabrina Franza reports.
The train hit a piece of snow-fighting equipment on the tracks near the Howard terminal, and everyone onboard was injured. CBS 2's Noel Brennan reports.
DePaul University transportation expert Joe Schwieterman has insight on the dangerous curve where the train collided with a snow-removal machine, and questions about why the motorman did not stop for the machine on the tracks.
From Chopper 2, Kris Habermehl reports on what first responders must consider when responding to an accident involving a CTA train
A total of 38 people were injured, and 23 of them were taken to hospitals. CBS 2's Noel Brennan reports.
Metra Rock Island inbound and outbound train traffic was halted in the city due to the derailment of train No. 704 on Monday.
Metra Rock Island inbound and outbound train traffic was halted near LaSalle Street due to the derailment of train No. 704.
A CTA Red Line train hit a person at the State and Lake station in the subway. The Chicago Fire Department said it was responding to a call of a person under the train.
CBS 2's Asal Rezaei reports it is not a hazmat situation. Currently, cranes are working to get the train cars off the tracks.
The crash caused several crossings to close throughout the day to the west of Franklin Street along the track.
Several of the cars which collapsed into the river contained hot asphalt and molten sulfur, officials said.
Metra trains on the UP-Northwest line are stopped after a train hit a car near the Norwood Park station.
A freight train derailed along the Mississippi River in southwestern Wisconsin Thursday, possibly injuring one crew member and sending two cars into the water, officials said.
The train cars were empty, but neighbors are still so uncomfortable living near the tracks that they want to move. CBS 2's Chris Tye reports.
A total of 13 cars came off the tracks in the massive derailment, which happened at 136th Street and Thornton Road. CBS 2's Chris Tye reports.
According to CSX, 13 cars derailed at 136th and Thornton Road around 9:30 p.m.
