Harvey, Illinois, train collision

Harvey, Illinois train collision
The Amtrak train was made up of a P30CH (in this picture the locomotive is a F40PH) and five Superliners, roughly identical to this, seen the previous day.
Details
DateOctober 12, 1979 (1979-10-12)
9:05 PM local time
LocationHarvey, Illinois
Coordinates41°36′24.9″N 87°38′40.1″W / 41.606917°N 87.644472°W / 41.606917; -87.644472
CountryUnited States
LineRTA Electric District
OperatorAmtrak, ICG
ServiceShawnee
Incident typeFrontal collision
CauseChanging a switch erroneously due to confusion of switchman
Statistics
Trains2
Passengers210
Crew10
(6 from Amtrak, 4 from ICG)
Deaths2
Injured38
DamageDestroyed ICG lead locomotive, damaged ICG second locomotive, damaged Amtrak locomotive and one Superliner

The Harvey train collision took place on October 12, 1979, when the Shawnee train operated by Amtrak between Carbondale and Chicago Union Station crashed into a parked Illinois Central Gulf freight train, leading to the death of two crew members.

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