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1972 Chicago commuter rail crash. 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 ...
1970. February 1 – Argentina – Benavídez rail disaster: A Tucumán – Buenos Aires express train collided with a standing local train south of Benavídez railroad station 29 km (18 mi) north of Buenos Aires. 142 people were killed, 368 injured (though some sources state 236 killed).
1972 Chicago commuter rail crash, Chicago, Illinois; 45 killed plus hundreds injured [190] [191] [192] 1973 Littlefield, Texas bus/train crash; 7 killed plus 16 injured [193] [194] 1974 Decatur tank car explosion, Decatur, Illinois; 7 killed plus hundreds injured [195] [196] 1976 1976 Beckemeyer train accident, 12 killed and four injured.
Injured. 180+. The 1977 Chicago Loop derailment occurred on February 4, 1977, when a Chicago Transit Authority elevated train rear-ended another on the northeast corner of the Loop at Wabash Avenue and Lake Street during the evening rush hour. The collision forced the first four cars of the rear train off the elevated tracks, killing 11 people ...
1976 Beckemeyer train accident; 2023 Chicago train crash; B. ... 1972 Chicago commuter rail crash; 1977 Chicago Loop derailment; D. Downers Grove train wreck; F.
The 1972 Chicago commuter rail crash consisted of a two train collision on the Metra Electric, then under the control of the Illinois Central. The collision resulted in 45 deaths and 332 injuries. [ 83 ]
163. 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. An investigation by the National Transportation Safety ...
The Illinois Central Gulf commuter rail crash, the worst rail accident in Chicago history, occurred on October 30, 1972. A commuter train made up of new lightweight bi-level Highliner cars, inbound to Randolph Street Station during the morning rush hour, overshot the 27th Street platform and backed up into the station. The bi-level train had ...