O'hare Blue Line Train Crash Story
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-ntsb-cta-operator-admitted-falling-asleep-before-ohare-crash-20140326,0,2232372.story
A recent news topic that is still covered in the news relates to the CTA blue line crash, which happened this Monday. The O'Hare crash is an example of interesting news because it affects thousands of people - not only the people that were injured, but also thousands of commuters that use the airport and take public transportation to and from it.
As a person who lives in Northwest suburbs, I take blue line to and from school nearly almost every day, so the story affects me directly too. As more details about the crash were revealed, the train operator confessed that she fell asleep right before the crash. The crash happened at the last blue line stop, which is O'Hare and personally - I usually get on and get off at Rosemont - a station which is one stop apart from O'Hare.
On Monday morning, when I was at work, I received a phone call from my grandmother who sounded concerned about the crash. Oddly, my grandmother was never in the U.S. - as she lives in Poland, but she told me that she called me because she knew that it was the same train service that I always take not only to school, but also to the city.
As a nearly 70-year-old, my grandmother does not have internet access at home or the cable TV, but oddly enough - the story about O'Hare train crash was broadcasted and covered over polish public tv channels and radios. This story becomes more interesting as more and more details are being revealed. The operator had one previous accident at Belmont station a few months ago. Certain steps to resume public transportation service at O'Hare airport have to be taken as repairs are conducted and cleaning up is taking place. It'll be interesting to follow this story and see what I'll find out...