What the records say
- When
- 3 Apr 1947
- Kind
- Rail accident
- Coordinates
- 41.80° N, 88.01° W
- Description
- 1947 railway accident in Illinois, United States
- Deaths
- 3
Downers Grove train wreck
1947 railway accident in Illinois, United States
The Downers Grove train wreck happened on April 3, 1947, at the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad station in Downers Grove, Illinois. The Twin Cities Zephyr, a high-speed inter-city passenger train, struck a tractor that had fallen from a freight train only seconds before. Three died and over thirty were injured in the wreck.
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