Person on tracks halts trains at 69th Street station, Chicago IL
Medical EmergencyA person was seen walking on the CTA Red Line train tracks near the 69th Street station in Chicago. This caused trains to stop and power to be turned off. Emergency responders were sent to the scene to ensure safety.
Audio|Source: Chicago Police Citywide Dispatch Channels
01:44
Transcript:
00:00
So, I am seeing that there might be somebody on the tracks.
00:03
Were you advised of this at the near 69th Street red light? Do you have anything on the CTA called in? Somebody walking on the tracks, Southbound.
00:11
Texas, Scott, we'll take a look right now, 6'9 and the red line, 10-4[1].
00:15
Yes, it looks like the 7th District is already in-rout over there, but don't know yet if it's bona fide.
00:21
Council time now is 0-553 hours.
00:23
Today's date is the night of September on a Tuesday, 2025.
00:27
Citywide one is clear with the second watch.
00:30
Good morning. Go ahead.
00:31
Look for that, road line 69th.
00:32
We do have a train stop at the location and we have some people on the platform.
00:36
They are looking towards the tracks, so here's maybe going to apply.
00:40
Okay, are the train stopped in both directions?
00:43
And four squad, looks like one is right outside the terminal and the other train is also stopped.
00:50
All right, Tim, four, looks like the power's already out as well.
00:58
370, what do you have there?
01:00
Not confirmed yet, but 7th District is en route to a person on the tracks there at the near 69th Street red line.
01:07
Oh 1 Sam[2] doesn't see the individual yet, but he said there's a little bit of a commotion over there.
01:13
People are looking and the trains are stopped, powers off.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-4: Acknowledgement / Affirmative
[2]
Sam: Phonetic letter S
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Location mentioned:
69th, 15 W 69th St, Chicago, IL 60637
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