A weekend train derailment has led to the suspension of four CTA employees. Chicago Breaking News reported the story after a Green Line train derailment over the weekend, transit officials said today, pointing to a missed “stop” signal as the probable cause of the accident.
The front wheels on the first car of the six-car northbound train jumped the tracks at the 59th Street junction shortly before noon Saturday, said CTA spokeswoman Noelle Gaffney.
The train remained upright on the “L” tracks. It was operating as a shuttle covering part of the normal route, with one train operator in the first car and another in the sixth car, because of track construction, officials said.
“The investigation is still under way, but the preliminary indication is human error,” Gaffney said. “The equipment — signals, train and track — all appeared to be working properly.”
Investigators determined that the train operator disobeyed a “stop” signal and caused the derailment by driving the train over a track switch that was not aligned for the train to pass safely, said CTA sources close to the investigation.
After the first car derailed, the train operator in the sixth car powered up the train and pulled it back in the other direction, apparently in a bid to fix the problem, investigators said.
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