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CTA Service Restored After Yellow Line Derailment Near Howard

The rush-hour shutdown at the Howard hub showed how a single breakdown can freeze three rail lines at once.

Overview

  • CTA said normal operations resumed late at night after a Yellow Line train derailed as it approached the Howard station in Rogers Park.
  • The derailment shut the Yellow, Purple, and Red lines for hours and left hundreds of riders waiting on trains and platforms.
  • Passengers on the derailed train reported waits of up to two hours before evacuating in what they described as a chaotic scene.
  • Chicago police and fire crews joined CTA staff on the tracks, and shuttle buses carried riders through the gaps during the stoppage.
  • Officials reported no injuries and have not released a cause, which follows a 2023 Yellow Line derailment in the same area that injured 38 people after a collision with a CTA snow plow train.