What the records say
- When
- 30 Oct 1972
- Kind
- Rail accident
- Coordinates
- 41.84° N, 87.61° W
- Description
- train wreck
- Deaths
- 45
- Injured
- 332
1972 Chicago commuter rail crash
Train wreck
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 District, and the engineer asked and received permission from the train's conductor to back the train to the plat…
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