Where was the Wabash Bluebird train wreck in 1969?

H&R file photo 9-23-1969 The Wabash Bluebird passenger train bound for Decatur was wrecked at Morrisonville at noon Thursday when it was struck by a local freight while switching. Eleven persons were rushed to St. Vincent hospital in Taylorville. Nine of the more seriously injured were still patients Thursday night.

What was the worst railroad accident in Illinois?

H&R file photo 6-11-1971 Worst in Central Illinois. It was an ugly, flaming crash, leaving 10 dead and a zigzagged string of damaged cars strewn over curlicues of metal that hinted where tracks had been. H&R file photo 6-11-1971 A diesel burns after tis wheels locked causing the 14 cars to leave the tracks.

Where was the train derailment in Illinois in 1971?

H&R file photo 6-15-1971 The locomotive units and some of the 14 cars of the Illinois Central City of New Orleans passenger train that derailed near Salem Thursday. Thirteen persons were aboard. The derailment happened at Tonti, about three miles northwest of Salem in Southern Illinois.

Where was the railroad tank car in 1978?

H&R file photo 10-13-1978 A railroad tank car rests in the 800 block E. Condit St. while a flatbed dangles overhead after a Thursday afternoon mishap.

Where did the train crash in Tonti happen?

The derailment happened at Tonti, about three miles northwest of Salem in Southern Illinois. H&R file photo 12-25-1972 44 persons were killed and more than 100 injured in the crash of two cumputer trains in Chicago. H&R file photo 8-15-1974 Crews were working this morning to set the train’s engine back onto the tracks. (300 block E. Decatur St.)

Where was the train crash in Illinois in 1972?

Thirteen persons were aboard. The derailment happened at Tonti, about three miles northwest of Salem in Southern Illinois. H&R file photo 12-25-1972 44 persons were killed and more than 100 injured in the crash of two cumputer trains in Chicago.

When did the Wabash St.Louis to Detroit train crash?

H&R file photo 4-9-1945 A wrecker raises a car of the Wabash St. Louis to Detroit passenger train, which hit an open switch near Clarksdale in Christian County. A fireman was killed. H&R file photo 9-23-1960 Trainman at Morrisonville said: it was a mess.