Fire reported on CTA rail near Southport Chicago, Chicago IL
Fire & ArsonA fire with visible flames and smoke was reported on a Chicago CTA rail line near Southport. Trains were instructed to stop and emergency crews responded to control and extinguish the fire.
Audio|Source: CTA Rail Ops - Chicago Transit Authority
04:25
Transcript:
00:00
I'm going to go down and attempt to strike it.
00:01
So, 06, patrol, foster, metal.
00:03
Do I have clearance to follow 116 out of foster?
00:07
542 to 404.
00:08
for control, the 413[2], remain at Palina, 413.
00:12
7.14, remain at Addison.
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49, remain in Irvine Park.
00:15
1040.
00:16
1040. Number 8.09, requests at 1040.
00:18
10.2, good morning.
00:21
4.04, north and south port.
00:23
542-404 just procedure restricted speed and turn off the other confidence you have 45 right behind you all right 104 I'm going to operate I put average restricted speed that 45 handle it 104
00:44
30-1 no down the portion Belmont steady reds
00:49
Okay, all...
00:50
Got by a flag, Control 2-0, Southbound byline operators are.
00:54
Proceed, Proceed, to 45 Robinstein.
00:56
Proceed. Proceed.
00:57
413[2], proceed, 17, proceed.
00:59
Proceed. Okay, so change the control.
01:00
4104 is moving north from Southport, 3542, moving.
01:04
Operating on site. Restrict the speed.
01:05
A two-four.
01:06
Sixth century, into control.
01:07
Two-13, location, direction.
01:09
13, location, direction.
01:11
Blue light solar was set, second car, 517.
01:15
MTCO, cut out.
01:16
What's the bus number?
01:17
Two percent, what's the bad?
01:19
70961. Step one.
01:20
It's 485 Road Control.
01:22
I just arrived here on the sea.
01:24
I'm going there to strike it right now.
01:26
Have all trains remain standing.
01:27
What unit is going to control?
01:29
Now, at 13.
01:30
At 13. Third car, 52, 24.
01:32
Blue and cut.
01:33
On the step, control, two, uh, 409, 409.
01:36
48.
01:37
4-9-self.
01:38
At Polina, remain standard.
01:40
Remain standard. Control to 45.
01:41
Let's clear 413[2]-714, so we can have some brown line service.
01:46
913, that was a very real card.
01:48
2.24 blowing cut.
01:49
24. 24.
01:50
Control is 888.
01:52
88-613 will be breaking back a blue light rail car.
01:54
A Citi-1-77 is a second car going on south as a blue light.
01:57
All right, 10-4[1], you like to pass.
01:59
They need to go through the restricted speed because this flame's coming up now.
02:02
All right, is a track tie or a third rail chair?
02:04
88. 88. 88, up in 913 has the third rail car.
02:09
52-24 blowing cut.
02:11
I haven't made it out there too yet, I just see the flames as a bunch of smoke.
02:16
Control the side, 104.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment; message received or affirmative (OK).
[2]
413: Missing person
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Location mentioned:
Southport, Chicago, IL 60657
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