Chicago Transit Authority Train Collides with Bumping Post and Escalator at O’Hare Station Chicago, Illinois March 24, 2014
Chicago Transit Authority Train Collides with Bumping Post and Escalator at O’Hare Station Chicago, Illinois March 24, 2014 Accident Report NTSB/RAR-15-01 PB2015-103738 National Transportation Safety Board NTSB/RAR-15-01 PB2015-103738 Notation 8635 Adopted April 28, 2015 Railroad Accident Report Chicago Transit Authority Train Collides with Bumping Post and Escalator at O’Hare Station Chicago, Illinois March 24, 2014 National Transportation Safety Board 490 L’Enfant Plaza, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20594 National Transportation Safety Board. 2015. Chicago Transit Authority Train Collides with Bumping Post and Escalator at O’Hare Station, Chicago, Illinois, March 24, 2014. Railroad Accident Report NTSB/RAR-15-01. Washington, DC. Abstract: About 2:49 a.m. on March 24, 2014, Chicago Transit Authority train No. 141 collided with the bumping post near the end of the center pocket track at O’Hare Station. The lead car rode over the bumping post and went up an escalator at the end of the track. The escalator provided public access to O’Hare International Airport from the station platform, but no one was using it at the time of the accident. About 50 people were on the train at the time of the accident. Thirty-three injured passengers and the injured train operator were taken to the hospital. The estimated damage was $11,196,796. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is an independent federal agency dedicated to promoting aviation, railroad, highway, marine, and pipeline safety. Established in 1967, the agency is mandated by Congress through the Independent Safety Board Act of 1974 to investigate transportation accidents, determine the probable causes of the accidents, issue safety recommendations, study transportation safety issues, and evaluate the safety effectiveness of government agencies involved in transportation.
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