CTA elevated train derailment in Chicago, 6-6-19

This from Tim Olk:

Chicago Fire Department Still and Box Alarm train derailment with an EMS Plan 1 at 46th and Prairie

Chicago Firefighters remove civilians from an elevated train derailment

Tim Olk photo

Tim Olk photo

Chicago FD paramedics at a train derailment

Tim Olk photo

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9 Comments

#1 by Crabbymilton on June 7, 2019 - 7:17 PM

It still beats passengers climbing down a conventional ladder from the train itself. Perhaps they should have put a crash mat down just in case.6
#2 by mpdry on June 7, 2019 - 6:20 PM

something tells me the firefighters of squad 5 know how to use their equipment and know about CTA operations so i really enjoythe arm chair quarterbacks who know more
#3 by Mike Kerins on June 7, 2019 - 5:18 PM

Stepping out of the basket on the top of a six foot step ladder in 2019 seems obsolete and dangerous. Looks like it took six ff’s on the ground, one in the basket and two on the train to effect evacuation. Even the junk Strato-Towers 0f the 50s could go from the basket to the ground. I realize Rosenbauer wanted to add height but should have stayed with the tried and true snorkel design.
#4 by Tim on June 7, 2019 - 3:35 PM

Not sure about the Rosenbauer ‘Snorkel’ but the original 55′ foot snorkels you could not put the bucket on the ground. The way guys would get in and out would be climb on the tail board and then into the bucket. But be careful you could get crushed between the tailboard and the basket if the operator wasn’t paying attention.
#5 by Marty Coyne on June 7, 2019 - 9:12 AM

Yes they can be lowered all the way to the ground, but they would have to reposition the lower boom each time. That takes more time that just dropping the upper arm and letting them off with a ladder. They want to get everyone off the train as fast as possible.
#6 by CrabbyMilton on June 7, 2019 - 9:10 AM

Perhaps they didn’t want to move the main boom in order to lower it to the ground if they got it set up in a good position judging from the pictures. Can’t imagine why it wouldn’t be able to be lowered all the way down in any case.
#7 by dewey962 on June 7, 2019 - 8:04 AM

Knowing very little about Chicago’s squads, my question is, do they have the ability to lower the basket all the way to the ground? I found it odd that they would lower someone then have them climb down a ladder from the basket to the ground. And before someone gets all bent out of shape, I’m not armchair quarterbacking!! Just curious
#8 by Michael m on June 7, 2019 - 6:34 AM

Glad no one was seriously injured. I am sure they are glad they have a truck like Squad 5A. That rig came in handy yesterday!
#9 by CrabbyMilton on June 7, 2019 - 6:05 AM

I’m glad nobody was very seriously hurt it could have much worse. I 4 Chicago TV station apps on my phones and the story was popping up all day.