Downers Grove train wreck
The Downers Grove train wreck happened on April 3, 1947, at the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad station in Downers Grove, Illinois. The Twin Cities Zephyr, a high-speed inter-city passenger train, struck a tractor which had fallen from a freight train only seconds before. Three died and over thirty were injured in the wreck.
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Downers Grove train wreck
The Downers Grove train wreck happened on April 3, 1947, at the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad station in Downers Grove, Illinois. The Twin Cities Zephyr, a high-speed inter-city passenger train, struck a tractor which had fallen from a freight train only seconds before. Three died and over thirty were injured in the wreck.
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Downers Grove, Illinois
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Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
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