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Metra Electric disrupted after train hits pedestrian on South Side, officials say
A Metra train line was disrupted Thursday after a train hit a pedestrian on the city's South Side, Metra officials said.
Here’s what happened with the Blue Line train that got stuck under Boston Harbor
Officials said Wednesday a decades-old cable that fell inside a subway tunnel a day earlier was the reason why a Blue Line ...
Downed cable that caused Blue Line evacuation was more than 50 years old, official says
The 50- to 60-year-old steel cable probably “weakened until the point where it came down” after decades in a damp, ...
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‘It was really hot down there': T riders describe evacuation from Blue Line
Riders who were among the hundreds evacuated from an MBTA Blue Line train on Tuesday described a surreal experience as they ...
500 people evacuated from disabled MBTA Blue Line train under Boston Harbor
Boston firefighters evacuated 500 people aboard an MBTA train stranded under Boston Harbor due to a signal problem at one of the stations on Tuesday.
500 MBTA riders stuck on Blue Line train without A/C evacuated: ‘Really scary’
What a time for a T train to get stuck in a tunnel without air conditioning. Around 500 MBTA riders were reportedly stuck on a Blue Line train Tuesday afternoon, according to officials. The train was ...
Opinion
F.K. Plous: Build the CTA Super Loop to get Lincoln Yards and The 78 developed
Chicago should build a new train line that provides Lincoln Yards, The 78 and adjacent neighborhoods with mass transit service.