Traffic & Transit

Brown Line And Purple Line Service Resumes After Apparent Train Collision Near Sedgwick

The CTA and Chicago Fire Department officials initially said a southbound Brown Line train collided with a southbound Purple Line train.

CHICAGO (CBS) — CTA Brown and Purple line trains have resumed normal service, with residual delays, more than an hour after two trains apparently collided Tuesday morning near the Sedgwick station in Old Town.

The CTA and Chicago Fire Department officials initially said a southbound Brown Line train collided with a southbound Purple Line train just north of the Sedgwick elevated station around 9:15 a.m. However, officials later said it was unclear if the trains actually made contact. The CTA said neither train derailed.

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