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Blue Line Service Back to Normal After Delays This Morning

By Chuck Sudo in News on Mar 4, 2011 1:40PM

Blue Line commuters, be ready for anything today. CTA Alerts reported delays on the line this morning due to fire department activity at the Belmont station. NBC Chicago traffic reporter Matt Rodewald reported "smoke in the subway." Power was shut off on the line between Montrose and California. the line seems to be back to normal now. Well, as normal as the Blue Line can get.