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This impact was at 10 miles per hour (16 km/h), as the train had only started off a few seconds earlier and was still halfway through pulling out of Randolph/Wabash. [1] Passengers on the train reported the impact as nothing more than a "quiet thump." [1] "The Loop" refers to the rectangular routes of Chicago's elevated trains
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 ...
1976 Beckemeyer train accident; 2023 Chicago train crash; B. 1999 Bourbonnais, Illinois, train crash; C. 1972 Chicago commuter rail crash; 1977 Chicago Loop ...
More than 20 injured in Chicago commuter train crash. Graig Graziosi. November 16, 2023 at 3:47 PM. ... This handout photo provided by the Chicago Fire Department on November 16, 2023, shows ...
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.
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 ...
Following the incident, service on the Yellow Line was fully closed and replaced with bus service, initially announced to be for a period of five days. [7] Following the release of the NTSB's preliminary report, the CTA announced that it would reduce the speed limit on the Yellow Line from 55 mph (89 km/h) to 35 mph (56 km/h), and to 25 mph (40 km/h) in the area where the crash occurred. [15]
February 4 – United States – Chicago Loop derailment, Chicago: In the worst accident in the system's history, a Chicago Transit Authority elevated train motorman disregarded cab signals and rear-ended another train on the Loop curve at Wabash and Lake Streets during the evening rush hour. Eleven people are killed and over 180 injured while ...