Yesterday’s CTA train crash at O’Hare International Airport station calls serious question to the policies, procedures and safeguards in place to protect passengers and other members of the public from catastrophic injury or death. This extremely violent crash would likely have killed or seriously injured many more people had it not occurred in the middle… Read More
CTA “Ghost Train” Crash Leaves Many Unanswered Questions
Earlier this week, another substantial CTA train crash occurred, this time involving what investigators and others are referring to as a “ghost train” because the train was supposedly out of service and driverless. Nevertheless, the ghost train exited the Forest Park rail yard and past multiple track switches before colliding head-on at approximately 20 miles… Read More
Chicago Bus Accidents
The experienced bus accident attorneys of Passen & Powell know that the majority of accidents involving large commercial vehicles – buses as well as trucks – are caused by the larger vehicle. Whether through hours-of-service violations, poorly maintained equipment, or other problems, commercial truck and bus lines cause numerous accidents each week in the U.S…. Read More
CTA Bus Accident That Hospitalized 37 Still Unexplained
Our Chicago CTA accident attorneys are not surprised that three days after the massive bus accident that captured Chicagoland’s full attention, the CTA continues to withhold any explanation as to what caused the crash. The accident occurred on Saturday, on the No. 6 Jackson Park Express bus at Lake Shore Drive near McCormick Place, and… Read More
CTA Train Derailment – Minor Passenger Injuries
Over the weekend, a Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) Green Line train derailed, sending 14 people to the hospital with injuries reported to be minor. The derailment occurred Saturday afternoon near the curve of 59th and Calumet Avenue — the same area of another derailment in May of 2008. To speak with a top CTA train… Read More
