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A collision between two commuter trains in Chicago occurred during the cloudy morning rush hour on October 30, 1972, and was the worst such crash in Chicago's history. 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. However, 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 engineer of the express train did not see the bilevel train backing up until it was too late. When t

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  • Eisenbahnunfall von Chicago (de)
  • Σύγκρουση συρμών στο Σικάγο (1972) (el)
  • 1972 Chicago commuter rail crash (en)
  • 1972年シカゴ通勤列車衝突事故 (ja)
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  • Der Eisenbahnunfall von Chicago war ein Auffahrunfall zweier Personenzüge im Bahnhof 27th Street in Chicago, Illinois, USA, am 30. Oktober 1972. 45 Menschen starben. (de)
  • 1972年シカゴ通勤列車衝突事故（1972ねんシカゴつうきんれっしゃしょうとつじこ）とは、1972年10月30日の朝（曇り）のラッシュ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。 (ja)
  • A collision between two commuter trains in Chicago occurred during the cloudy morning rush hour on October 30, 1972, and was the worst such crash in Chicago's history. 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. However, 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 engineer of the express train did not see the bilevel train backing up until it was too late. When t (en)
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  • http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/1972_Chicago_commuter_rail_crash_wreckage.jpg
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  • Train backed into signal block (en)
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  • Rear-end collision (en)
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  • A collision between two commuter trains in Chicago occurred during the cloudy morning rush hour on October 30, 1972, and was the worst such crash in Chicago's history. 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. However, 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 engineer of the express train did not see the bilevel train backing up until it was too late. When the trains collided, the front car of the express train telescoped the rear car of the bilevel train, killing 45 people and injuring 332. (en)
  • Der Eisenbahnunfall von Chicago war ein Auffahrunfall zweier Personenzüge im Bahnhof 27th Street in Chicago, Illinois, USA, am 30. Oktober 1972. 45 Menschen starben. (de)
  • 1972年シカゴ通勤列車衝突事故（1972ねんシカゴつうきんれっしゃしょうとつじこ）とは、1972年10月30日の朝（曇り）のラッシュ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。 (ja)
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