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Tragic Collision: The Impact of Chicago’s 1972 Train Crash
On a cloudy morning rush hour in Chicago on October 30, 1972, the city experienced its worst train crash to date. The collision occurred between Illinois Central Gulf Train 416, comprised of newly bought Highliners, and the express Train 720 on what is now the Metra Electric Line. Train 416 overshot the 27th Street station…