What the records say
- When
- 10 Aug 1887
- Kind
- Rail accident
- Coordinates
- 40.75° N, 88.26° W
- Description
- TP&W train wreck in Illinois
- Deaths
- 81
1887 Great Chatsworth train wreck
1887 railroad accident in Illinois
The Great Chatsworth train wreck was a major rail accident that occurred late on the night of August 10, 1887, 3 miles (5 km) east of Chatsworth, Illinois, in the United States. A Toledo, Peoria and Western Railroad (TP&W) train bound for Niagara Falls crossed over a trestle, weakened earlier in the day by a fire, causing it to collapse.
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