Portal:US Railways/September 17

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September 17
Metra derailment, 2005. The arrow indicates the direction of travel prior to the derailment.
  • 2005 Flag of Illinois – A Metra train in push mode from Joliet to Chicago traveling at 69 mph derails (pictured) as it traverses a crossover rated at 10 mph; two passengers are killed in the accident and more than 100 others are injured.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Railroad Accident Brief: Derailment of Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad Corporation (Metra) Train 504, Chicago, Illinois, September 17, 2005. United States National Transportation Safety Board (2006-12-21). Retrieved on 2008-01-06.

See also


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