Chicago police and firefighters responded about 3:00 a.m. to a CTA Blue Line derailment at the main platform at the bottom of the escalators at O’Hare International Airport. At least 30 people were triaged with minor injuries to awaiting ambulances and the Chicago Fire Department Medical Transportation Bus.
The train crashed through the terminal bumper at the end of the line and crashed into an escalator.
Here's a picture of the @CTA Blue Line train up on an escalator the O'Hare stop, via @wgnnews http://t.co/Js2xo9ldiH
— ChicagoBreaking (@ChicagoBreaking) March 24, 2014
.@CFDMedia reports no life-threatening injuries in #cta train derailment, appears most of injured were on the train. pic.twitter.com/HhMp03aL9U
— WGN TV News (@WGNNews) March 24, 2014
And you might say, due to a train derailment, trains are not stopping …
Blue Line trains are not stopping at O'Hare due to a derailement.
— cta (@cta) March 24, 2014
Service is operating along the rest of the Blue Line, making all stops between Rosemont and Forest Park via downtown.
— cta (@cta) March 24, 2014
See the Chicago Fire Department equipment response on ChicagoFireMap.net …
MON MAR 24 2014 ~3:00 AM CHICAGO FIRE DEPT MULTI-INJURY TRAIN DERAILMENT/EMS PLAN II BLUE LINE O'HARE AIRPORT CHICAGO http://t.co/tyExNp5XID
— ChicagoFireMap (@ChicagoFireMap) March 24, 2014
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