Accident ferroviaire

1887 Great Chatsworth train wreck

10 août 1887 · 40.75° N, 88.26° W

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10 août 1887
Type
Accident ferroviaire
Coordonnées
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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