A CTA employee was found dead on the train tracks at the LaSalle/Van Buren station in the Loop, Chicago police said.
The employee was found about 1:50 a.m. and was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. He may have made contact with the third rail, according to preliminary information.
Area Three detectives were investigating.
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