Yesterday we got a number of alerts about a disruption in the Loop. The reason was as follows:
Several trains have been rerouted Wednesday afternoon after a CTA employee performing track maintenance was struck by an Orange Line train in the Loop.
About 11:43 a.m., two CTA crew members were on the tracks just south of Adams Street when one of them was struck by a southbound Orange Line train, CTA spokeswoman Kim Myles said.
The worker did not come in contact with the electrified third rail and is “alert and conscious," Myles said.
Fire Media Affairs Asst. Director Eve Rodriguez said one person was transported in stable condition to Northwestern Memorial Hospital.
Power was turned off on the tracks between the Quincy Street and Lake/Wabash stops, Myles said, but was restored as of 12:34 p.m. Reroutes were temporarily in effect on Green, Orange and Pink Line trains.
This happened right outside my window at work. None of us heard anything or were stirred in any way by this worker’s hurt.