CTA Yellow Line train derails on North Side; Red, Purple line service also impacted, officials say

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The CTA halted service for multiple train lines Thursday evening on the city's North Side after a CTA Yellow Line train derailed, officials said.

Passengers impacted by the derailment and suspended service said they waited more than an hour before they were able to get off here at the Howard stop, where shuttle buses were waiting.

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CTA Red, Yellow and Purple line train services were affected for hours near the Howard Street station in Rogers Park, the CTA said.

The CTA Yellow Line train derailment created a mess of the Thursday evening commute.

"I was taking the purple line home from work and our train started jolting and then we came to a stop," impacted commuter Grace McGarel said. "The conductor came on and said another train in front of us had been derailed."

CTA says the train derailed as it approached the Howard Station in Rogers Park.

"Someone told us it was completely shut down for mechanical issues so we had to take the shuttle bus to get all the way here," impacted commuter Crystal Brandy said. "It's been a very long day and we just want to get home."

Video showed passengers being evacuated from two train cars that appeared to have shifted off the tracks.

"The two cars were split one was over here and then the part where it connected was over here not on the track," McGarel said.

McGarel says she and other passengers aboard a Purple Line train behind the derailed train waited for an hour and a half before the train started moving again.

Shuttle buses were provided to assist affected passengers on the Red Line between Howard and Thorndale, and on the Yellow and Purple lines from Howard to Skokie and Linden.

"We're having a tough time trying to find our way home," impacted commuter Julie Shroka said.

Chicago fire officials said there were no injuries.

It's still unclear what caused the train to come off the tracks.