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The collision occurred at the intersection of Algonquin Road, U.S. Route 14, and a double-tracked mainline belonging to the Union Pacific Railroad. [4]: 1 At the time of the accident, the Metra train was traveling at approximately 60 miles per hour (97 km/h). [4]: 45
1976 Beckemeyer train accident; ... 1999 Bourbonnais, Illinois, train crash; C. 1972 Chicago commuter rail crash; 1977 Chicago Loop derailment; D. Downers Grove train ...
The pram struck the body of the train moving at 35mph as it pulled into Banbury Station Two-month old baby suffers head injury after train strikes pram Skip to main content
Map of train-truck collision, Beckemeyer, IL. 7 February 1976. As soon as the train hit the truck the engineer of the train, O.J. Coers threw on the emergency braking system in an attempt to stop the train. The front coupler of the train hit the truck near the driver's side door and ripped the body off the truck and threw it to the right of the ...
Seven people, including five children, are dead after a car traveling the wrong way collided into a van on I-90 near Hampshire, Illinois, on Sunday, state police said.
A 14-year-old Marion boy died Wednesday afternoon when the horse-drawn carriage he was operating struck a CSX locomotive. The accident occurred at about 4:40 p.m. on County Road 5 in Marion County ...
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.
1972 Chicago commuter rail crash, Chicago, Illinois; 45 killed plus hundreds injured [192] [193] [194] 1973 Littlefield, Texas bus/train crash; 7 killed plus 16 injured [195] [196] 1974 Decatur tank car explosion, Decatur, Illinois; 7 killed plus hundreds injured [197] [198] 1976 1976 Beckemeyer train accident, 12 killed and four injured.