What the records say
- When
- 24 Mar 2014
- Kind
- Rail accident
- Coordinates
- 41.98° N, 87.90° W
- Description
- train crash at Chicago O'Hare Airport in March 2014
- Deaths
- 0
- Injured
- 34
O'Hare station train crash
2014 railway incident at Chicago O'Hare Airport
On March 24, 2014, a Chicago "L" train crashed at O'Hare station, injuring 34 people. A Blue Line train entering the station, the line's terminus, crashed into a bumper block and ran up an escalator after the operator fell asleep at the controls. The crash caused over $11 million in damage and halted service to O'Hare station for 6 days.
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