CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- The head of the CTA says action is being taken to prevent the kind of crash that happened in November on the Yellow Line injuring dozens of people.
The CTA is working with federal safety officials who continue to investigate the cause of the crash that injured nearly 40 people, according to President Dorval Carter.
He said that when the Yellow Line resumes service, there will be speed reductions, extra cleaning of tracks, and additional communication with CTA employees about the presence of maintenance and other equipment on tracks.
Yellow Line service has been shut down for nearly a month with the CTA operating shuttle bus service to compensate.
"I recognize that this creates an inconvenience for some riders. We are working with the NTSB as they gather further critical information in the coming days and are hoping to reach a point soon (when) we are able to reopen the line," Carter said.
"As has always been the case, safety will drive that decision."
The Yellow line train rammed into snow removal equipment that was on a track near Howard Street. Carter said the entire CTA system has been analyzed and that there are no other locations equivalent to the section of track on the Yellow Line.
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