NTSB Meets on CTA Accident

April 28, 2015

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will meet to determine the probable cause of the March 24, 2014 accident involving a Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) passenger train.

The accident occurred at approximately 2:49 a.m. (CST) when CTA train No. 141 failed to stop at the O’Hare Station and collided with the bumping post at the end of the track. The lead car of the train rode over the bumping post and impacted an escalator that was located at the end of the track. At the time of the accident, no one was on the escalator.

The meeting takes place April 28 in the NTSB Board Room and Conference Center.