Unauthorized person walks on Blue Line tracks near UIC station, Chicago IL


An unauthorized person crossed over the barricades onto the CTA Blue Line tracks near UIC/Halsted station and walked onto the expressway side towards construction workers before leaving the area.
Audio|Source: CTA Rail Ops - Chicago Transit Authority
02:52
Transcript:
00:00
UIC[2], it's an unauthorized.
00:03
234[1] Southbound at USC office, the unauthorized personnel, walking to us the workers in their cars.
00:09
For standby for power.
00:11
234[1] remain standing, 155, if you can get into the UIC[2] remain standing.
00:16
Y'all don't see that man, he over the, he on the other side of the barricade now.
00:21
I thought I saw a head moving, but it's gone over there too.
00:24
The 2O2OU All Unauthor has been removed it.
00:27
Area of UIC[2]H Hall City on the Blue Line, unauthorized on the right-of-way, limits are LaSalle, to the Medical Center both directions.
00:32
RRG, 2O2O2O Unauthorized[3], All-UIC[2]S, CERN, Power, has been removed in it.
00:34
Area of UIC[2]Haw City on the Blue Line, unauthorized on the right-of-way, Limitard LaSouth Medical Center, both directions.
00:39
Okay, 234[1], which is you to call this end?
00:42
Unauthorized[3]. K-224, yes,
00:44
I call it in control.
00:45
He is on the other side of the barricade side of the expressway.
00:50
He is on the expressway, actually.
00:52
Okay, I'm careful that's the southbound or north down side.
00:55
Southbound, he was crossing over the tracks past the barricade and he went towards the expressway.
01:00
He's on the other side of the tracks on the expressway.
01:04
Okay, I'm here for it.
01:05
Clear the tracks on the expressway.
01:07
Where is he walking? Is he walking? Yes, he's walking southbound towards the worker.
01:13
He has on a black shirt, a black and red hat, black pants.
01:16
Okay, when you say workers, you mean, is it the, um, city workers or the...
01:20
234[1] control.
01:21
He's walking towards the flagger.
01:24
Okay, I'm ten-ful, but he's still on the expressway side.
01:27
Yes, he was crossing over the tracks when I was pulling in, went past the orange barricades, and now he's on the expressway.
01:34
I'm ten-four, I'm ten-four.
01:35
I'm ten-four.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
234: Train/vehicle/unit identifier
[2]
UIC: University of Illinois at Chicago area
[3]
Unauthorized: Unauthorized person on tracks/right-of-way
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Location mentioned:
UIC-Halsted Blue Line Station, Chicago, IL 60607
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