sw4400 Posted February 15, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2017 2/14/17 7:53p Rail Line(s) Affected: Red Level Of Service Interruption: Major Delays Information: Red Line trains are standing at Lake due to an unauthorized person on the tracks. Alternate Service: Consider using #29 State bus as alternative. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sw4400 Posted February 15, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2017 2/15/17 2:36p Rail Line(s) Affected: Orange Level Of Service Interruption: Significant Delays Information: Loop-bound trains are operating with residual delays after earlier mechanical problems near Ashland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sw4400 Posted February 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2017 2/22/17 11:07p Rail Line(s) Affected: Orange Level Of Service Interruption: Major Delays Information: Orange Line trains are operating with residual delays after an earlier mechanical problem on a train near Midway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sw4400 Posted March 1, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2017 3/1/17 2:18p Rail Line(s) Affected: Purple,Yellow Level Of Service Interruption: Minor Delays Information: Dempster/Skokie-bound Yellow and Linden-bound Purple Line trains are operating with residual delays near Howard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sw4400 Posted March 8, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2017 3/8/17 1:12p Rail Line(s) Affected: Blue Level Of Service Interruption: Service Partially Suspended Information: Blue Line service has been temporarily suspended between Jefferson Park and California due to a medical emergency on the tracks. As a result, trains are operating in two sections: between Jefferson Park and O'Hare between California and Forest Park. Alternate Service: For alternate service through the affected area, consider using the #56 Milwaukee, #77 Belmont, #78 Montrose, #80 Irving Park, #81 Lawrence, and #152 Addison buses. Shuttle buses are available for connecting service from Jefferson Park to California for service between affected stations. O'Hare-bound shuttle trains from Logan Square to Jefferson Park bypassing Addison are available. Media Source(s): ABC7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busjack Posted March 8, 2017 Report Share Posted March 8, 2017 On 3/8/2017 at 1:17 PM, sw4400 said: due to a medical emergency on the tracks Again, it ain't no medical emergency. Tribune home page has that someone one jumped on the tracks at Addison and was fatally struck by a train. I guess not even CTA spokesperson can use the term "killed." Maybe Metra can reclassify all the "pedestrian stuck and killed on the tracks" incidents as "medical emergencies" and cure its problem, real or perceptual. BTW, if there was some reason to archive this, CTA Tweets already has: And, as one reply said: [the tweeter must have deleted it, but it was something about doesn't @cta know it was a death] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busjack Posted March 9, 2017 Report Share Posted March 9, 2017 CTA does seem to be able to distinguish a "sick customer" from a "medical emergency": Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusHunter Posted March 9, 2017 Report Share Posted March 9, 2017 If the trains were ever fully automated i see jumpers on the cta as a thing of the past because you could program exactly where trains would stop and build glass walls similar to the people mover setup. I bet the people mover has no jumpers!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busjack Posted March 9, 2017 Report Share Posted March 9, 2017 37 minutes ago, BusHunter said: If the trains were ever fully automated i see jumpers on the cta as a thing of the past because you could program exactly where trains would stop and build glass walls similar to the people mover setup. I bet the people mover has no jumpers!! There is supposed to be the berthing positioning system, eventually, but we previously debated there whether that had anything to do with an intent to place gates at the platform edge. However, since people can jump on the tracks nearly anywhere, the issue gets down to whether the autonomous vehicle theory of that one can put enough cameras and radar on a vehicle to stop it in case of an obstruction in time is feasible (cf.the Tesla that struck a truck). Theoretically, one could go back to the 1910s technology of putting a "safety fender" (cow catcher) in front of each streetcar truck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusHunter Posted March 10, 2017 Report Share Posted March 10, 2017 It doesn't always help to have a cow catcher as the Chicago/Blue line jumper who jumped into a #2200's car long ago jumped into the front glass of the car. Strange thing though, if a body was found on the tracks as was stated here, the operator of the striking train did not know they striked this man the other day which makes me wonder if he fell into or between cars, maybe intoxicated or possibly fried himself, but he would probably be smoking as 600 volts is pretty powerful. They got some real wild homeless guys that ride in the mornings cause I ride in the early mornings, they lay on the floor and everything. (That's really a shame but what are you going to do) If they lay in the floor whose to say they don't fall between cars. It might actually be worth it for cta to enclose it's stations, (thinking of the Korean who leaked on the 3rd rail electrocuting himself and won a lawsuit for millions) theoretically a system could be programmed to stop the train at stations and have an operator. Planes use an ILS beakon at all modern airports that guide planes right to the runways landing point. Virtually with that system a pilot could fly blind. But if CTA did do that I don't see why they would still have an operator unless you could argue the situation in Washington with the automated train accident and needing a human to watch the computer and make sure it don't screw up. Probably this is coming but it's 10-20 years away as I don't think they'll be operators by then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busjack Posted March 10, 2017 Report Share Posted March 10, 2017 13 hours ago, BusHunter said: but he would probably be smoking as 600 volts is pretty powerful. There was the one of 2 twins from Glenview who was pushed off the platform at Howard and was electrocuted. 13 hours ago, BusHunter said: It might actually be worth it for cta to enclose it's stations, (thinking of the Korean who leaked on the 3rd rail electrocuting himself and won a lawsuit for millions) That had nothing to do with the station, but just someone who trespassed on the grade level tracks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusHunter Posted March 10, 2017 Report Share Posted March 10, 2017 Yeah but the idea of an enclosed station is to cut off access entirely. You can't jump on a people mover track unless you get a ladder and climb up to the structure!! Lol!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busjack Posted March 10, 2017 Report Share Posted March 10, 2017 36 minutes ago, BusHunter said: Yeah but the idea of an enclosed station is to cut off access entirely. You can't jump on a people mover track unless you get a ladder and climb up to the structure!! Lol!! Still don't know if you are responding to Mr. Lee having taken a leak on the tracks. He never entered the station. Might have done some good for one half of the La Valles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sw4400 Posted March 10, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2017 3/10/17 12:54p Rail Line(s) Affected: Blue Level Of Service Interruption: Minor Delays Information: Forest Park-bound trains are operating with residual delays after earlier signal problems near Jefferson Park. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusHunter Posted March 10, 2017 Report Share Posted March 10, 2017 1 hour ago, Busjack said: Still don't know if you are responding to Mr. Lee having taken a leak on the tracks. He never entered the station. Might have done some good for one half of the La Valles. Here the wilmette gates come into consideration but they would probably wear out on the brown line!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sw4400 Posted March 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2017 3/13/17 1:19p Rail Line(s) Affected: Red Level Of Service Interruption: Significant Delays Information: Howard-bound trains are operating with residual delays after earlier door problems on a train near 47th. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sw4400 Posted March 16, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2017 3/16/17 12:37a Rail Line(s) Affected: Red Level Of Service Interruption: Significant Delays Information: 95th-bound trains are operating with residual delays after earlier police activity at Jackson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sw4400 Posted March 17, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2017 3/17/17 6:32p Rail Line(s) Affected: Blue Level Of Service Interruption: Minor Delays Information: Forest Park-bound trains are operating with residual delays after earlier police activity at O'Hare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sw4400 Posted March 21, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2017 3/21/17 2:07p Rail Line(s) Affected: Blue Level Of Service Interruption: Significant Delays Information: Forest Park-bound trains are operating with residual delays after earlier police activity at Cumberland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sw4400 Posted March 21, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2017 3/21/17 2:09p Rail Line(s) Affected: Yellow Level Of Service Interruption: Significant Delays Information: Howard-bound trains are operating with residual delays after an earlier sick passenger at Dempster-Skokie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sw4400 Posted March 26, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2017 3/26/17 8:31a Rail Line(s) Affected: Red Level Of Service Interruption: Significant Delays Information: 95th-bound trains are operating with residual delays after an earlier mechanical problem on a train at Howard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sw4400 Posted April 4, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2017 4/4/17 1:41p Rail Line(s) Affected: Red Level Of Service Interruption: Significant Delays Information: Howard-bound trains are operating with residual delays after earlier mechanical problem on the train at 47th. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusHunter Posted April 4, 2017 Report Share Posted April 4, 2017 Red line trains are running over the top due to a medical emergency at grand. Nb service is non existent right now at belmont Hmm I wonder if this affects dual red line service out south. They might need some people around 16th to open switches unless the tower is equipped there. It always looked unmanned when I pass it. Maybe not today though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThirdRailVision Posted April 4, 2017 Report Share Posted April 4, 2017 04/04/17 2:30 PM Rail Line(s) Affected: Red Level Of Service Interruption: Service Disruption Information: Red Line subway trains are rerouted to the elevated lines between Fullerton and Cermak-Chinatown due to a medical emergency on the tracks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sw4400 Posted April 4, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2017 Thank you @BusHunter and @ThirdRailVision for staying on top of this..... apparently a person was fatally struck @ Grand. Media Source(s): ABC7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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