Viral video shows man held up by chains on Red Line train near Dan Ryan Exp.

A viral video shows a man on the back of a CTA Red Line train right next to the Dan Ryan Expressway, held up by only a few chains.

Anyone hoping on the CTA knows to be alert, but over the weekend, one passenger on the train left passengers, not to mention those driving along the Dan Ryan, stunned.

While some people filmed the incident, CTA said people should have called the police or alerted the train conductor when a man decided to put his life at risk. In the now viral video, he’s outside the last train car. At one point, he leans on the chains, and it’s the only thing holding him up as the train moves down the track…

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