Via The Capitol Fax morning shorts. Go read the whole thing.Between January and mid-August 2007, 13 train derailments and five train collisions occurred in CTA rail yards, according to the safety review.The best that can be said about the level of safety on the Chicago Transit Authority rail system is that riders are not putting their lives in jeopardy.
That's far from high praise, but it's the basic conclusion of an on-site safety review of the CTA rail system commissioned by the Regional Transportation Authority, which has oversight authority over the transit agency.
In essence, CTA trains are safe enough to ride, but many upgrades are necessary and should not be postponed, the RTA concluded in evaluating 14 key areas.
The CTA is doing a poor job of identifying hazardous conditions leading to rail accidents, and the agency should be "more rigorous" in taking corrective action, the audit said.
Dispatches from Chicago's south side.
Monday, June 30, 2008
CTA's rail safety criticized
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