What the records say
- When
- 12 Oct 1979
- Kind
- Rail accident
- Coordinates
- 41.61° N, 87.64° W
- Description
- 1979 crash with two fatalities
- Deaths
- 2
- Injured
- 44
Harvey, Illinois, train collision
1979 crash with two fatalities
The Harvey train collision took place on October 12, 1979, when the Shawnee train operated by Amtrak between Carbondale and Chicago Union Station crashed into a parked Illinois Central Gulf freight train, leading to the death of two crew members.
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