CTA Red Line train derails; 1 injury reported

From the Tribune today at least this didn't occur during rush hour:

The four-car train was southbound with 14 passengers aboard when it derailed about 2 a.m. just before reaching the end of the line at 95th, CTA spokeswoman Sheila Gregory said.

The train was close enough to the station that customers were able to get off and walk along the tracks to the platform. Chicago Fire Department personnel assisted passengers in the evacuation, Gregory said.

Fire Chief Joe Roccasalva said one passenger suffered minor injuries and was taken to Little Company of Mary Hospital and Health Center in Evergreen Park. The other 13 passengers and the train operator refused treatment at the scene, he said.

The train remained upright during the incident, which occurred at ground level where the Red Line runs along the Dan Ryan Expressway, Roccasalva said. The left lane of the southbound expressway was shut down while crews worked at the scene.

Power was shut off in both directions to the southern end of the Red Line for several hours, and the CTA operated a "shuttle train" between the 87th and 95th Street stops, as well as shuttle buses in both directions. Service was restored by about 4:30 a.m. and Red Line trains would operate on normal schedules for the morning rush hour, agency spokeswoman Kim Myles said.

The train was towed to a CTA yard for inspection. The cause of the derailment was under investigation and further details about the train and the operator were not immediately available, Myles said.

Here's a CLTV video report.