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February 7 – United States – 1976 Beckemeyer train accident: A Baltimore & Ohio freight train struck an overloaded pickup truck at an unprotected grade crossing in Beckemeyer, Illinois, killing 12 people, mostly children, and injuring three others.
1979 Southwest Limited (predecessor to the Southwest Chief) derailment, Lawrence, Kansas; 2 killed plus 69 injured [205] [206] 1979 Harvey, Illinois train collision ; 2 killed plus 38 injured. Revealed grave deficiencies in railroad operations that had subsided in the US by the late 1970s [ 207 ] [ 208 ]
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The train entered the crossover at 56.5 mph (58 mph on the speedometer) and the Amtrak train struck the parked ICG train at 9:05 PM. The impact was fatal for the crew of train No. 51, the first locomotive was pushed against the second locomotive, which mounted the first locomotive of the train, along with the Amtrak locomotive, completely ...
The ER200 begins test runs with passengers between Moscow and Leningrad, the first high-speed train in the Soviet Union, reaching 200 km/h. November 17 – The first stage of Brisbane Suburban Electrification between Ferny Grove and Darra is commissioned by the Queensland Premier Joh Bjelke-Petersen .
The train was struck by a dump truck at a grade crossing. RHR-76-2: June 30, 1976 Panama Limited: Goodman, Mississippi: Derailment 1 51 The train derailed due to track failure, caused by oscillation of the train from poor track quality. December 15, 1976 Lone Star: Marland, Oklahoma: Grade crossing 3 11 The train struck a tanker truck at a ...
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