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The 1971 Salem, Illinois derailment occurred on June 10, 1971, when Amtrak’s City of New Orleans passenger train derailed near Salem, Illinois.It is sometimes referred to as the Tonti derailment, after the unincorporated community of Tonti, Illinois, which was the site of the crash.
1999 Bourbonnais, Illinois, train crash; C. 1972 Chicago commuter rail crash; ... 1887 Great Chatsworth train wreck; Greater Grand Crossing rail collision; H. Harvey ...
This crash is a major reason why most passenger trains in the United States have a speed limit of 79 mph (127 km/h). [ 20 ] [ 21 ] [ self-published source ] [ 22 ] [ page needed ] The CB&Q, Milwaukee Road , and Illinois Central were among railroads in the region running passenger trains up to and above 100 miles per hour (160 km/h) in the 1930s ...
October 30 – United States – Chicago commuter rail crash, Two Illinois Central Railroad commuter trains collided after one train, having overshot a station stop, backs into the station, killing 45 people and injuring over 300.
The accident arose from Stokes' conduct in ignoring the flashing warning lights at the railroad crossing and attempting to drive through the crossing ahead of an oncoming train traveling at nearly 80 miles per hour, where the resulting collision caused pieces of rebar to be thrown onto the tracks derailing the train.
Several cars of a freight train derailed and caught fire in Dupo, Illinois, on Tuesday, September 10, sending flames and black smoke into the sky.The crash happened near Vertex Chemical ...
Footage from investigators show that the train involved in the accident was one 5000-series pair, cars 5599 and 5600, and the maintenance vehicle was a Niigata Transys-built diesel snow removal vehicle numbered S-500. [5] [8]
A collision between two commuter trains in Chicago occurred during the cloudy morning rush hour on October 30, 1972, and was the worst such crash in Chicago's history. Illinois Central Gulf Train 416, made up of newly purchased Highliners, overshot the 27th Street station on what is now the Metra Electric Line, and the engineer asked and ...