1972 Chicago commuter rail crash
The 1972 Chicago commuter rail crash, the worst in Chicago's history, occurred during the cloudy morning rush hour on October 30, 1972. Illinois Central Gulf train 416, made up of newly purchased Highliners, overshot the 27th Street Station on what is now the Metra Electric Line, and the engineer asked and received permission from the train's conductor to back the train to the platform. This move was then made without the flag protection required by the railroad's rules. Unfortunately, his train had cleared automatic block signals which cleared express train 720, made up of more heavily constructed single level cars, to continue at full speed on the same track. The driver of the express train did not see the bilevel train backing up until it was too late. When the trains collided, the fron
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1972 Chicago commuter rail crash
The 1972 Chicago commuter rail crash, the worst in Chicago's history, occurred during the cloudy morning rush hour on October 30, 1972. Illinois Central Gulf train 416, made up of newly purchased Highliners, overshot the 27th Street Station on what is now the Metra Electric Line, and the engineer asked and received permission from the train's conductor to back the train to the platform. This move was then made without the flag protection required by the railroad's rules. Unfortunately, his train had cleared automatic block signals which cleared express train 720, made up of more heavily constructed single level cars, to continue at full speed on the same track. The driver of the express train did not see the bilevel train backing up until it was too late. When the trains collided, the fron
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1972年シカゴ通勤列車衝突事故(1972ねんシカゴつうきん ...... アワーで発生した鉄道事故。シカゴ史上最悪の事故の一つである。
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The 1972 Chicago commuter rail ...... stripes for better visibility.
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11,845,078
Wikipage revision ID
743,339,903
cause
Train backed into signal block
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1972-10-30
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Rear-end collision
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1972年シカゴ通勤列車衝突事故(1972ねんシカゴつうきん ...... アワーで発生した鉄道事故。シカゴ史上最悪の事故の一つである。
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The 1972 Chicago commuter rail ...... the trains collided, the fron
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1972 Chicago commuter rail crash
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1972年シカゴ通勤列車衝突事故
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4.18449e+1
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