Chicago car/train collision

Anything pertaining to railfanning in Illinois.
bctrainfan
Railroadfan...fan
Posts: 1091
Joined: Sat Jun 25, 2011 3:29 am
Location: Battle Creek, MI

Chicago car/train collision

Unread post by bctrainfan »

2 hurt in a collision between a car and freight train near 54th and Long...not sure what RR.

Seems like an awful lot of these in the past couple years, maybe supports my theory that people are getting dumber! :D

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/loca ... 1620.story

GTW6401
how bout no
Posts: 8801
Joined: Wed Aug 08, 2007 4:07 pm

Re: Chicago car/train collision

Unread post by GTW6401 »

Belt Railway of Chicago trackage.

tadman
Railroadfan...fan
Posts: 163
Joined: Mon Nov 09, 2009 1:55 pm
Location: Chicago / South Bend / Berrien County

Re: Chicago car/train collision

Unread post by tadman »

That's the line that goes around back of Midway and Clearing Yard - it's a big terminal yard and you need multiple ways in/out.

User avatar
Standard Railfan
Railroadfan...fan
Posts: 1812
Joined: Wed Jan 18, 2012 7:25 pm
Location: Marquette, MI

Re: Chicago car/train collision

Unread post by Standard Railfan »

bctrainfan wrote:2 hurt in a collision between a car and freight train near 54th and Long...not sure what RR.

Seems like an awful lot of these in the past couple years, maybe supports my theory that people are getting dumber! :D

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/loca ... 1620.story
By the past couple years, do you mean since the rise of the cell phone? :mrgreen:

Post Reply