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2 Electricians Injured In CTA Brown Line Incident

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Nov 4, 2009 3:40 pm US/Central

2 Electricians Injured In CTA Brown Line Incident

CHICAGO (Sun-Times Media Wire) ― Two electricians working on the CTA Brown Line tracks on the Near North Side Wednesday afternoon were injured when an electrical cable arced, forcing them to have to jump out of the way. The tracks were briefly smoldering and trains on the Brown and Purple Lines came to a standstill when power was shut off.

About 1:50 p.m., two electricians were at North and Orleans performing routine maintenance on electrical cables, CTA spokeswoman Wanda Taylor said. An electrical cable arced and the workers jumped out of the way, she said. They did not make contact with the electrified third rail, but were injured, she said.

The two were taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in serious to critical condition, a Fire Media Affairs spokesman said. The injuries were not believed to be life-threatening.

Power was shut off to the tracks in both directions between Fullerton and the Loop, and Purple Line trains, which use the Brown Line tracks between Belmont and the Loop, were also affected, CTA spokeswoman Katelyn Thrall said. By about 2:30 p.m., power had been restored and trains were moving again, she said.

According to unconfirmed dispatch reports the tracks were briefly on fire, then smoldering for a while.

(Source: Sun-Times Media Wire © Chicago Sun-Times 2009. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)

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