Dozens hurt on derailed train at O’Hare Airport

USA Today – by Kim Hjelmgaard and Doug Stanglin

Around 30 people were injured, none seriously, when an eight-car train crashed through a barrier at the end of the platform and hit escalators at Chicago O’Hare International Airport on Monday, according to Chicago’s Transit Authority.

Six people were listed in fair condition and 26 in good condition at three area hospitals, according to fire officials, the Chicago Tribune reports.  

The train derailed around 2:50 a.m. as it was pulling into the O’Hare station. None of the injuries are believed to be life-threatening.

Chicago Fire Department spokesman Larry Langford said the train jumped a bumper at the end of the line and went up the escalator, the newspaper reports.

As the morning commute began, the Blue Line remained suspended between O’Hare and Rosemont, according to transit authority alerts. Buses were being used to get passengers to and from the airport.

The Chicago Transit Authority began a four-year, $492 million track overhaul on the Blue Line earlier this month

Contributing: Donna Leinwand