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Geez, that video is amazing. Probably a hundred people could have died at a busy time; that whole area is shoulder-to-shoulder sometimes, and the train covered almost the entire up-escalator and steps.
Saying "derailment" is a misnomer. This was a full crash. |
Originally Posted by toomanybooks
(Post 22594273)
Saying "derailment" is a misnomer. This was a full crash.
I must've gone up and down those escalators 200, maybe 300 times. Actually I usually used the stairs; even going up, it's faster than being stuck behind someone. Which would've been worse; the train looks like it went almost perfectly between the escalators and right up the stairs. |
Maybe they should install a runaway train ramp.
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Originally Posted by MessyEater
(Post 22588623)
At the bus/shuttle center, of course.
Just go down to the same corridor you would go to get to the train station, but instead of going to the train station, go to one of the two elevator centers that have this sign painted on the wall. Then take an elevator up one floor. |
Originally Posted by fairviewroad
(Post 22584932)
You think it might be weeks? I'd guess the Blue Line will be up and running to ORD by next Monday morning, if not before.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/l...,7284774.story |
The Blue Line driver who caused this crash by falling asleep has admitted also to falling asleep Feb. 1.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/l...,2232372.story She has been on the job 2 months. Wonder how many more cracks she'll get at it. |
Union chief: Operator worked 69 hours in week before O'Hare crash
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/l...,5270033.story |
Originally Posted by glg
(Post 22606841)
Union chief: Operator worked 69 hours in week before O'Hare crash
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/l...,5270033.story CTA spokesman Brian Steele disputed Kelly's claim about the operator's hours, saying she had worked 55 hours in the seven days preceding the incident |
Originally Posted by FindAWay
(Post 22611587)
I'm not quite sure how they can disagree on this...but, what can one expect from a union chief:
Signed, Barbie. |
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Heard on the radio today that the union is going to fight for the "driver" to keep her job.
Of course. |
They actually did a pretty good job of cleaning up the station, very little visible damage if you didn't know what to look for:
http://i.imgur.com/rPitdMWl.jpg |
Originally Posted by linglingfool
(Post 22625611)
They actually did a pretty good job of cleaning up the station, very little visible damage if you didn't know what to look for:
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Originally Posted by toomanybooks
(Post 22617638)
Heard on the radio today that the union is going to fight for the "driver" to keep her job.
Of course. "The driver of a train that jumped the tracks last month at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport -- after having reportedly "dozed off" -- has been fired, a transit authority spokeswoman said Friday." |
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