1971 Salem, Illinois derailment

Wann

10. Juni 1971

Art

Eisenbahnunfall

Koordinaten

38.67° N, 88.98° W

Description

train crash in Salem, Illinois on June 10, 1971

Deaths

11

Injured

163

Train crash in Salem, Illinois on June 10, 1971

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.

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