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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
David Struett

HISTORICAL FACTS: Passengers question role of human error in cta yellow line crash - The Untold Story

The damaged train car in Thursday’s accident. Officials say the southbound Yellow Line train struck a snow plow being used to train CTA employees. A transportation expert says the transit agency may need to reconsider the use of maintenance equipment on tracks during peak hours. (National Transportation Safety Board)

The National Transportation Safety Board this weekend provided the first hints into what caused a CTA Yellow Line train to collide with a snow plow at nearly 30 mph near the Howard station on Thursday.

The operator needed more time to brake than the train was designed for, and the train’s wheels slipped due to residue on the tracks, the NTSB said Saturday.

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