2023 Chicago train crash

On November 16, 2023, a Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) passenger train crash with a railway snow removal machine north of Howard station. It injured 16 people.[1][2]

The Yellow Line subway train after the crash

At 10:39 a.m. local time (07:50 UTC) on November 16, 2023, a Yellow Line passenger train.[3] The train had 30 passengers and 1 operator.[3] It was approaching its terminal at Howard station at 26.9 mph (43.3 km/h) crashed with stopped snow-removal machine, carrying 6 employees.[3] The front car of the two-car train was partially crushed and derailed.[4][5]

Of the 37 people aboard both vehicles, 16 were injured, 3 of which were in critical condition.[1]

In a report released on December 12, 2023, it found that at the time of the incident, the snow-removal equipment had stopped 370 feet (110 m) north of a red signal. The passenger train operator received a stop command from the signal system when the train was traveling southbound at approximately 54 mph (87 km/h), about 2,150 feet (660 m) behind the snow-removal equipment. The operator pressed the brakes and emergency brakes, and the train slowed down to 26.9 mph (43.3 km/h) before crashing with the snow removal machine.[2][3][6]

References
  1. "NTSB report on CTA Yellow Line train crash that injured 16 says signal equipment not updated". ABC7 Chicago. 2023-12-12. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
  2. "Chicago Transit Authority Yellow Line Train Collision with Snow Removal Machine". www.ntsb.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
  3. "NTSB releases first report on November Yellow Line train crash, offering insights behind moments leading up to the incident". NBC Chicago. 2023-12-12. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
  4. Cherone, Heather (2023-11-16). "23 people injured as CTA train derails near Howard Street station: Officials". WTTW. Chicago. Archived from the original on 2023-11-16. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
  5. National Transportation Safety Board (2023-11-18). NTSB B Roll – CTA Train Collision with Rail Equipment – via YouTube.
  6. "Yellow Line driver braked before crash with snow plow, NTSB finds - CBS Chicago". www.cbsnews.com. 2023-12-12. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
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