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Both locomotives and 11 of the train's 14 cars derailed, the derailed cars striking stationary freight cars on an adjacent siding. [1]: 1 Eleven people aboard the train were killed [2] and another 121 were transported to nearby hospitals with serious injuries. The driver of the semi-truck, John R. Stokes, was also injured.
Harvey, Illinois, train collision; N. Naperville train disaster; O. ... 1971 Salem, Illinois, derailment This page was last edited on 9 July 2024, at 20:18 (UTC ...
2005 Metra Rock Island derailment, Chicago, Illinois; 2 killed plus 83 injured [260] [261] 2008 Massachusetts train collision , Newton, Massachusetts; 1 killed plus 12 injured [ 262 ] [ 263 ] 2008 Chatsworth train collision , Chatsworth, California; 25 killed plus 135 injured [ 264 ] [ 265 ] [ 266 ]
Several cars of a freight train derailed and caught fire in Dupo, Illinois, on Tuesday, September 10, sending flames and black smoke into the sky.The crash happened near Vertex Chemical ...
A freight train with flammable liquid derailed in an Illinois suburb of St. Louis, causing a fire that sent black smoke into the air, prompting evacuations. Illinois derailment prompts evacuation ...
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.
Following the incident, service on the Yellow Line was fully closed and replaced with bus service, initially announced to be for a period of five days. [7] Following the release of the NTSB's preliminary report, the CTA announced that it would reduce the speed limit on the Yellow Line from 55 mph (89 km/h) to 35 mph (56 km/h), and to 25 mph (40 km/h) in the area where the crash occurred. [15]
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.