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The Naperville train disaster occurred April 25, 1946, on the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad at Loomis Street in Naperville, Illinois, when the railroad's Exposition Flyer rammed into the , which had made an unscheduled stop to check its running gear. The Exposition Flyer had been coming through on the same track at 80 miles per hour (130 km/h). There were 45 deaths and some 125 injuries. This crash is a major reason why most passenger trains in the United States have a speed limit of 79 mph (127 km/h).

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  • Der Eisenbahnunfall von Naperville war ein Auffahrunfall auf der Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad (C.B.&Q.) am 25. April 1946 bei Naperville, Illinois, USA. 45 Menschen starben. (de)
  • The Naperville train disaster occurred April 25, 1946, on the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad at Loomis Street in Naperville, Illinois, when the railroad's Exposition Flyer rammed into the , which had made an unscheduled stop to check its running gear. The Exposition Flyer had been coming through on the same track at 80 miles per hour (130 km/h). There were 45 deaths and some 125 injuries. This crash is a major reason why most passenger trains in the United States have a speed limit of 79 mph (127 km/h). (en)
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  • C.B.&.Q. EMD E5 as used on the Exposition Flyer (en)
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  • Failure of second train to follow signal (en)
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  • Diesel unit split rear passenger car; other cars dented and/or derailed (en)
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  • 1946-04-25 (xsd:date)
  • 2010-10-07 (xsd:date)
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  • 45 (xsd:integer)
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  • Approx. 125 (en)
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  • Chicago IL-Aurora IL (en)
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  • Naperville train disaster (en)
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  • 150 (xsd:integer)
  • 175 (xsd:integer)
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  • Train consists (en)
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  • #11, Advance Exposition Flyer (en)
  • #39, Exposition Flyer (en)
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  • Advance Flyer and Exposition Flyer (en)
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  • Rear-end collision (en)
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  • Der Eisenbahnunfall von Naperville war ein Auffahrunfall auf der Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad (C.B.&Q.) am 25. April 1946 bei Naperville, Illinois, USA. 45 Menschen starben. (de)
  • The Naperville train disaster occurred April 25, 1946, on the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad at Loomis Street in Naperville, Illinois, when the railroad's Exposition Flyer rammed into the , which had made an unscheduled stop to check its running gear. The Exposition Flyer had been coming through on the same track at 80 miles per hour (130 km/h). There were 45 deaths and some 125 injuries. This crash is a major reason why most passenger trains in the United States have a speed limit of 79 mph (127 km/h). (en)
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  • Eisenbahnunfall von Naperville (de)
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