'The latter part was fine, but I would say, just walking the tracks, there are more gaps than I expected,' Sauer said. She joined hundreds of other passengers who had to traverse a catwalk over the Chicago River to get to safety, at some points, without the help of a guard rail. 'And, when they told us to get off, the little walkway was too small, so it was a little scary looking down.'Ĭuellar snapped some photos before being evacuated from the train. I am a little afraid of heights,' said Alondra Cuellar, another passenger. 'As soon as it happened, I knew we were kind of like, 'we are going to be here for a little bit,'' Sauer said.Īfter a wait of nearly two hours, people in the back were able to get down. 'I think we hit the corner too quickly, because I have never been on a train that leaned that much it was almost as if you were in a car and you take a corner really hard,' said Ethan Sauer, a CTA train passenger.Īfter being jostled around, Sauer said he looked out from his spot near the back of the train and saw sparks ahead. It was a little too fast, according to one commuter. First and last buses reach mid-route stops later than these times-see schedule or use trip planner for specific times when service works for you. Just before 5 p.m., the CTA said a loss of power near the Merchandise Mart brought a train to a halt, forcing Chicago firefighters to get hundreds of riders down from cars that had just turned north toward the Mammoth Building. CTA Brown Line trains were halted for hours in and near the Loop due to power loss near the Merchandise Mart, stranding passengers over the Chicago River.ĬHICAGO (WLS) - CTA Brown Line passengers at the start of the evening rush found themselves stuck for hours as a power loss halted train service in and near the Loop on both the Brown and Purple lines.

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