A stalled train was evacuated after the Chicago Transit Authority released an alert about a temporary suspension of service on the Brown and Purple lines due to a power outage Tuesday afternoon.
Maddie Kilgannon, a CTA spokesperson, said there was a reported loss of power near Merchandise Mart around 4:40 p.m. Service was temporarily down on the Brown line between Armitage and the Loop and on the Purple Line express service between Howard and the Loop.
People are guided down one-by-one from an “L” train over the Chicago River near the Merchandise Mart following a track power outage that shut part of the CTA’s system on March 14, 2023. (Chris Sweda / Chicago Tribune)
A passenger is evacuated from an “L” train over the Chicago River near the Merchandise Mart following a track power outage that shut part of the CTA’s system on March 14, 2023. (Chris Sweda / Chicago Tribune)
Passengers are guided to safety from an “L” train stuck on a track over the Chicago River near the Merchandise Mart on March 14, 2023. (Chris Sweda / Chicago Tribune)
Passengers are guided to safety after exiting an “L” train stuck on a track over the Chicago River near the Merchandise Mart following a track power outage on March 14, 2023. (Chris Sweda / Chicago Tribune)
A Chicago firefighter guides a passenger down the tracks after exiting an “L” train stuck over the Chicago River near the Merchandise Mart on March 14, 2023. (Chris Sweda / Chicago Tribune)
People are guided down one by one from an “L” train stuck on a track over the Chicago River near the Merchandise Mart following a track power outage that shut part of the CTA’s system on March 14, 2023. (Chris Sweda / Chicago Tribune)
People pass by a fire truck parked on Wells Street as emergency personnel respond to passengers stuck on an “L” train over the Chicago River near the Merchandise Mart following a track power outage that shut part of the CTA’s system on March 14, 2023. (Chris Sweda / Chicago Tribune)
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