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CTA restores Blue Line service after derailment near Harlem

Normal service on both tracks resumed about 8:20 a.m., according to the CTA.

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Blue line service between the Rosemont and Jefferson Park stations was suspended for over two hours Wednesday morning because of a derailment at the Harlem station.

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Blue Line trains are running with residual delays after a derailment at the Harlem station Wednesday morning suspended service between Rosemont and Jefferson Park for more than two hours.

The CTA suspended service about 5:35 a.m. for the derailment. Trains were back up and running in both directions about 7:55 a.m., albeit on the same track, the CTA said. Normal service on both tracks resumed about 8:20 a.m.

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