Accident Delays Reopening of Chicago Transit
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The reopening of a stretch of the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) line was complicated overnight when a semitrailer truck jumped a concrete wall and landed on the southbound tracks. The truck cab struck a section of the new third rail of the Red Line, but the damage was repaired and trains were running by Monday morning.
The accident occurred in the southbound expressway close to 68th Street at about 10:00 pm Sunday, the first day the south branch of the Red Line was reopened after five months of reconstruction. Trains were traveling at 35 mph through the crash site Monday morning. Tammy Chase, the CTA spokeswoman, said the rail will be replaced on Monday night so trains can once again run up to 55 mph on the stretch by Tuesday.
The driver of the truck cab was uninjured, according to Chicago Fire Department spokesman Larry Langford. Maintenance workers began repairs soon after the accident, with the southbound area of the tracks reopened by 1:05 pm. While there were residual delays, normal service was expected by the rush period in the morning.
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