Needless to say, my commute was delay this morning due to the following. CTA (Chicago Transit Authority) personnel at the stations for this line were saying they "made contact" with a person. Get real! You hit them!
June 30, 2009 (CHICAGO) (WLS) -- Service on the he Red Line on the South Side has been restored after a person was struck at the 35th St. station.
Shuttle buses and single-track runs were utilized for about two hours while authorities investigated and shut off power.
Traffic on the Dan Ryan in the area was also bottlenecked because of the responding emergency vehicles.
The man struck by the train died on the scene.