Collision of Illinois Central Gulf Railroad Commuter Trains

What Happened

This report describes and analyzes the collision of two Illinois Central Gulf Railroad commuter trains in Chicago, Ill., on the morning of October 30, 1972. A train consisting of four new Highliner cars overran a station stop, attempted to back up to the platform, and was struck from the rear by another train operating on the same track. The first car of the following train over-rode the underframe of the last car of the lead train and telescoped the car.

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