1972 Chicago commuter rail crash

Quand

30 oct. 1972

Type

Accident ferroviaire

Coordonnées

41.84° N, 87.61° W

Description

train wreck

Deaths

45

Injured

332

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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