The operator of a CTA Yellow Line train that slammed into a snowplow on the tracks last November, injuring some two dozen people, had alcohol in his system after the crash, a recent federal report found.

The operator tried to initiate the emergency brakes before the train crashed into a snow machine on the tracks in the November accident that injured 38 people. An investigation is ongoing.

The operator of a Chicago Transit Authority Yellow Line train that collided with snow-removal equipment last year had alcohol in his system, but federal investigators do not consider that a factor in the incident,

The operator of a CTA Yellow Line train that slammed into a snowplow on the tracks last November, injuring more than a dozen people, had alcohol in his system after the crash, a recent federal report found.

A recent report from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has revealed that the operator involved in the November 2023 CTA Yellow Line crash had alcohol in his system at the time of the incident.

NTSB reports the train operator in last year's Yellow Line crash had a blood-alcohol level over the legal limit.

Nearly 1 year after a CTA Yellow Line train crash left dozens injured, a report says the operator behind the controls of the train at the time had alcohol in their system.

Blood-alcohol levels of 0.05 — roughly what tests measured in the operator's system — have been found to impair judgment, functions and alertness, the report states.

The NTSB report said hospital testing of the 47-year-old train operator detected a blood alcohol level of .06. The legal limit for train operators is .02.

Federal regulators found the operator of a CTA Yellow Line train that crashed in 2023, injuring dozens of riders, had alcohol in their system. The medical factual report from the NTSB shows the train operator had a blood alcohol level of .