Red, Brown And Purple Line Trains Stopped After Body Found On Tracks
CHICAGO — The CTA stopped Red, Brown and Purple Line trains after a body was found on the tracks Tuesday morning.
At 6:35 a.m., the body of a man or boy was found on the tracks in the 900 block of West Fullerton Avenue near the Fullerton stop, police said.
The man's age and other information was not immediately available.
Red Line service was stopped between Fullerton and North/Clybourn, according to the CTA. Purple Line express trains were stopped, with trains only moving between Linden and Howard.
Trains were only moving between the Howard and Belmont stations and between the 95th and North/Clybourn stations, according to the CTA.
As of 8 a.m., the Belmont station was flooded with people after trains were stopped on the Red, Brown and Purple lines.
