Green Line: black & blue passengers

The CTA Green Line had a derailment yesterday. Fourteen people were treated for injuries. The CTA was quick to claim operator error as the cause. Maybe, but my first thought was that the decaying public transportation infrastructure was to blame. Which probably helps to explain the CTA’s rather quick response to place the blame. They want to make sure that the public and the Olympic Committee does not blame the system. We have had a few rail incidents over the last couple of years that alone should give the Olympic Committee pause. However, Beijing is hosting the summer games and that city has some of the worst air quality in the world. So what if the El trains slide off the tracks or have to go really slow due to poor track quality.