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Delays On Brown/Purple Lines

By Marcus Gilmer in News on Nov 4, 2009 8:30PM

The Brown and Purple Lines are experiencing some serious service interruptions and delays after an incident this afternoon in which a CTA worker was burned by electricity on the tracks. The incident happened near Sedgwick. Shuttle buses are in place between Belmont and all Loop stations according to the CTA. Update: Normal service has resumed as of 3:15 p.m.