Though the city of Chicago has a large population, the number of people in the city during the working hours is much large as so many people choose to work in the city but live in the suburbs. To make this possible, many commuters drive themselves, carpool, or take public…
Train accidents can happen anywhere a train runs and can involve only one train or multiple trains. Other vehicles, like cars and buses, may be involved in an accident as can foreign objects on the tracks. Of all of the types of train-related collisions, one of the most severe is…
Some Chicago-area commuters are facing lengthy delays this morning after two CTA blue line trains collided, temporarily shutting down the tracks and sending dozens of injured victims to area hospitals for treatment. CTA officials have confirmed that a collision occurred around 8:00 a.m. and that it involved two blue line…
CTA train riders may have found their transit times delayed early yesterday morning along the red line tracks due to an earlier train derailment. Police have reported that a CTA train entered the station at 63rd Street and Ashland Avenue experienced what the CTA calls a “minor derailment,” leaving the…
A mass memorial is planned for Monday evening to celebrate the lives of 79 passengers who were killed last week while riding aboard a Spanish train that derailed. New video footage of the derailment has been obtained by ABC and shows just how devastating the crash was. The…
Two passenger trains collided in Connecticut on Friday, injuring more than 70 people and sending many to the hospital. Since the crash, authorities have been investigating the scene and the trains themselves in an effort to uncover the cause of the collision.Authorities may have found a significant clue when they…
UPDATED STORY: Tribune Local is now reporting that a vehicle has been found buried in the train wreckage and one person has been killed. Officials said yesterday that no one had been injured, but today the work crew noticed part of a vehicle sticking out of the debris and started…
A train accident in Illinois took the lives of two elderly women earlier this week. The two women had just dropped off a friend before their car slammed through the crossing gates near 167th Street and Central Avenue, according to the Chicago Tribune. The seven-car train plowed into the vehicle…
Investigators are searching for answers in the aftermath of a deadly train accident between a tractor-trailer and a Chicago to California bound Amtrak that left 6 dead and many others injured. According to the San Francisco Gate, the train vs. truck crash occurred at 11:30 a.m. on June 24th on…
A pair of Chicago car accidents occurred in the pre-dawn darkness Monday morning when two vehicles slammed into a pitch-black train blocking a crossing without lights, gates or other warning signals, the Chicago Tribune reported. Our Chicago personal injury lawyers have reported on the high risk motorists in Illinois face…