1971 Salem, Illinois derailment

Quand

10 juin 1971

Type

Accident ferroviaire

Coordonnées

38.67° N, 88.98° W

Description

train crash in Salem, Illinois on June 10, 1971

Deaths

11

Injured

163

Train crash in Salem, Illinois on June 10, 1971

The 1971 Salem, Illinois derailment occurred on June 10, 1971, when Amtrak's City of New Orleans passenger train derailed near Salem, Illinois. It is sometimes referred to as the Tonti derailment, after the unincorporated community of Tonti, Illinois, which was the site of the crash.

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