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The Chicago Fire Department said the city's Transit Authority train smashed into snow-removal equipment just before 10.35am on Thursday near Howard CTA station, according to the Associated Press.
The train collided with a work train due to an improperly set switch. RAR-88-04: January 29, 1988 Night Owl: Chester, Pennsylvania: Equipment collision 0 24 The train struck track maintenance equipment. RAR-89-01: August 5, 1988 Empire Builder: Saco, Montana: Derailment 0 106 The train derailed due to a track defect. RAR-89-03: September 28 ...
The signal system at the crash site is designed to allow a stopping distance of 1,780 feet (543 meters) or less — shorter than the distance between the train and the equipment when the operator ...
The railroad sent a special relief train with doctors and nurses. By late night all injured and most bodies had been recovered. All three mainline tracks were blocked by wreckage. It was 27 hours before trains started to slowly move through the crash site and three days before all wreckage was cleared. [7]
The William G. Edens Expressway (also known as the Edens Parkway [2] and the Edens Superhighway [3]) is the main major expressway north from the city of Chicago to Northbrook. Only the short portion from the spur ramp to the expressway's end in Highland Park does not carry I-94. It was the first expressway in Chicago and was opened on December ...
The motorist, who was the sole occupant of the vehicle, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash, reported about 4:25 a.m., police said. By around 5 a.m., most of the flames were out, news ...
The EMD F40C is a 6-axle 3,200 horsepower (2.4 MW) diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division in 1974 for commuter service in Chicago.EMD only built 15 locomotives; the decline of the 6-axle design for passenger service led to the adoption of the 4-axle EMD F40PH as the standard passenger locomotive in the United States. [1]
The Camping World 400 was a NASCAR Cup Series stock car race held annually at Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Illinois, from 2001 to 2019. Previously, the race was held in July from 2001 through 2010, with night races held from 2008 [3] to 2010. From 2011 to 2017, the races were held as the first race of the Cup Series playoffs in the round of ...