Several Chicago transit lines suspended after train derailment near Rogers Park station

CHICAGO - Several Chicago Transit Authority train lines were down Thursday evening after a Yellow Line train derailed as it approached the Howard Station on the city's Far North Side, according to the city agency.

Rail service has been temporarily suspended along the entire Yellow and Purple lines, as well as along the Red Line between the Howard and Thorndale stations, the CTA said. The CTA and the Chicago Fire Department said there were no reported injuries.

Fire officials, in a social media post, said all passengers had been removed from the train as of 6:15 p.m.

"CTA crews are on-site and working as quickly as possible to resume normal operations," the CTA said in a statement.

Some North Side police units were responding to the scene. It was unclear when rail service would resume.

Two and a half years ago, a Yellow Line train hit a snowplow that was on the tracks for scheduled training, injuring two dozen passengers and CTA employees, including the train operator. The November 2023 crash caused an estimated $8.7 million in damages and left the train line closed for seven weeks.

(The Tribune's Talia Soglin and Caroline Kubzansky contributed to this report.)

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This story was originally published April 23, 2026 at 6:59 PM.