1977 Chicago Loop derailment

Quand

4 févr. 1977

Type

Accident ferroviaire

Coordonnées

41.89° N, 87.63° W

Description

deadly crash of a rapid transit train in Chicago, Illinois

Deaths

11

Injured

180

Deadly crash of a rapid transit train in Chicago, Illinois

The 1977 Chicago Loop derailment occurred on February 4, 1977, when a Chicago Transit Authority elevated train rear-ended another on the northeast corner of the Loop at Wabash Avenue and Lake Street during the evening rush hour. The collision forced the first four cars of the rear train off the elevated tracks, killing 11 people and injuring at least 268 as the cars fell onto the street below.

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