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Initially the CTA was classifying the incident as a derailment, but since none of the train’s wheels left the track, it is technically not a derailment, the agency said.
At 8:47 a.m. a northbound Brown Line train was going over a switching point as it was leaving the Belmont station at the Clark junction, which is north of Belmont, according to CTA spokeswoman Lambrini Lukidis.
The Brown and Red Line tracks run parallel at that point and part of the train went onto the Red Line tracks, she said. Lukidis stressed that none of the trains wheels left the tracks, but that some of the wheels were on the correct Brown Line tracks and some were on the Red Line tracks.
No passengers were injured, according to the CTA and Fire Media Affairs.
Power was off to the tracks in that area following the incident.
A still-and-box alarm and EMS Plan I, which sends at least five ambulances, were called for what was reported at the time to be a derailment. The still-and-box alarm was struck out about 9:30 a.m. as the passengers were safely assisted to the Belmont station platform by Fire Department personnel.
According to the CTA website, the Red, Brown and Purple lines experienced “major delays” near Belmont because of “an equipment problem.” Bus shuttles were provided for Red Line commuters between Addison and Fullerton, and for Brown Line passengers between Southport and Fullerton, Lukidis said.
By about 11:10 a.m., normal service on the Red and Brown Lines had resumed, Lukidis said. The shuttle service was expected to keep running until about 11:30 a.m.
