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On the day of the accident, the “Shawnee” train (operating number 392) from Carbondale to Chicago, Illinois, was made up of Amtrak GE P30CH unit No. 715 and five Superliner cars. The day before the accident (October 11), these passenger cars were unveiled to the public at the Union Station in Chicago, after which they were taken on a trip ...
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In 1977, when the crash occurred, there were four lines operating on the Loop, each in a different direction. The Ravenswood Line (current Brown Line) operated counter-clockwise around the outer track, while the Evanston Express (current Purple Line) and Loop Shuttle operated clockwise opposite from the Ravenswood trains on the inner track.
A 59-year-old Dwight man died after a crash on Old Route 66 late Tuesday night, according to Livingston County Coroner Michael Renner. Renner said his office was notified at 10:42 p.m. on May 7 of ...
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Both locomotives and 11 of the train's 14 cars derailed, the derailed cars striking stationary freight cars on an adjacent siding. [1]: 1 Eleven people aboard the train were killed [2] and another 121 were transported to nearby hospitals with serious injuries. The driver of the semi-truck, John R. Stokes, was also injured.
A 31-year-old woman from Marion died in a three-vehicle crash Friday on a southern Illinois highway, according to authorities.. Illinois State Police had not released the woman’s name as of ...
[4]: 1 At the time of the accident, the Metra train was traveling at approximately 60 miles per hour (97 km/h). [4]: 45 The impact separated the body from the chassis of the bus and catapulted the wreckage into the intersection. [4]: 4 Five students were killed during the collision and two later died from their injuries. [5]