Bourbonnais, Illinois. This is a list of significant and involving, which has operated most intercity rail passenger service in the since 1971. Collisions. On December 15, 1976, train № 15 collided with a at a grade crossing in. The truck driver and 2 train crew members were killed; 11 other train occupants were injured.
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On October 2, 1977, the struck a pickup truck which had driven past the flashing warning lights in. All ten occupants of the truck died in the crash, but none of the train's crew or passengers were injured. On June 9, 1978, Conrail commuter train № 400 struck the rear-end of Amtrak train № 60. 16 crew members and 160 passengers were injured. On April 2, 1980, the Silver Star collided head-on with a freight train in.
123 people were injured. On July 4, 1984, two people sitting in a parked truck died when the truck was hit by an Amtrak train in Elgin, South Carolina. On July 11, 1984, the Silver Star hit a tanker truck at a grade crossing in, killing the engineer, truck driver, and injuring five others. ( p27). On July 23, 1984, two Amtrak trains collided head-on on a viaduct 80 feet (24 m) above a street in, killing one man and injuring 125 others. ( p13). On January 4, 1987, the collided with three locomotives in due to the locomotives overrunning signals.
Sixteen people were killed; 164 were injured. Main article:. On September 28, 1989, the collided with a fire truck that was responding to a fire about 80 miles (130 km) south of Washington, DC.
Three people, including two firefighters, were killed. More than 70 people were injured. On December 19, 1989, the collided with a truck carrying 's chocolate syrup. All cars derailed. The driver of the truck was killed as well as two train engineers. Dozens were injured. On September 22, 1993, a barge collided with the Big Bayou Canot in and pushed it out of alignment.
Moments later, the crossed the bridge at 70 miles per hour (110 km/h), causing the bridge to collapse. Fuel from the locomotives caught fire.
Forty-seven people were killed and 103 were injured in Amtrak's deadliest accident. Main article:. On May 6, 2003, the collided with a truck on a grade crossing near. The truck driver and train driver were killed. On August 2, 2003, a train collided with a dump truck on a grade crossing in.
Two people in the truck were killed, fifteen passengers were injured. On November 30, 2007, the ran into the rear of a freight train in. Three people were admitted to hospital. On January 25, 2008, at approximately 11:40 p.m. The struck a tractor-trailer on a grade crossing in Northeast.
On May 13, 2010, the collided with a truck on a grade crossing in. Twelve people were injured. On June 3, 2011, an Amtrak train collided with a commuter train at, Chicago, Illinois. One of the trains derailed, five people were injured. On June 24, 2011, a truck collided with the on a grade crossing near. At least six people were killed.
On July 11, 2011, the collided with a garbage truck on a grade crossing in and caught fire. The truck driver was killed. On October 12, 2011, the overran signals and collided with the in. Seventeen people were injured.
On November 29, 2012, the collided with a dump truck on a grade crossing in. The truck driver was killed and seven passengers were injured. On October 28, 2014, an Amtrak train collided with a truck on a grade crossing north of. Twenty-four people were injured. On the evening of June 27, 2017, two CSX workers were fatally struck by a southbound Amtrak train approaching in Washington, D.C.
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After exiting a stopped freight train to check out a technical issue. On December 18, 2017, the Train 501 derailed off onto I-5 in. Three people were killed, at least 100 more injured.
On January 14, 2018, the collided with a SUV that went around a lowered crossing arm in, killing a pastor and his wife. There was no injuries reported on the train.
On January 16, 2018, an Amtrak train collided with a vehicle near, killing a 21-year old man. No injuries were reported on the train. On January 31, 2018, a chartered train carrying lawmakers from to a retreat in collides with a garbage truck near. One person was confirmed dead.
Main article:. On March 18, 1973, the derailed in. One person was killed and 19 were injured. On August 12, 1974, the derailed in. 28 people were injured. On March 28, 1978, the derailed in Lohman, Montana due to cracking from overheating of a wheel. 48 people were injured.
On March 5, 1984, the Silver Star derailed in due to a broken axle on a. 52 people were injured. On May 29, 1984, the derailed in due to a collapsed culvert.
23 people were injured. On July 7, 1984, the derailed at due to a trackbed washout. Five people were killed and nearly 140 were injured. On April 16, 1985, the derailed in due to a landslide. 32 people were injured. On October 9, 1986, 12 cars derailed in rural south-central Wisconsin, killing a crewman and injuring at least 33 other people.
On December 12, 1990, the derailed on a curve due to excessive speed and collided with a passenger train in. 453 people were injured.
Main article:. On July 31, 1991, the Silver Star derailed in due to a set of points moving under the train. Eight people were killed; 76 were injured. On April 29, 1992, the Colonial collided with a dump truck on a in and derailed.
The truck driver was killed and 54 passengers were injured. On August 12, 1992, the Colonial derailed near Newport News, Virginia due to sabotage of a set of points. 74 people were injured.
On May 16, 1994, the collided with an out of gauge freight train near and derailed. One person was killed and 97 were injured. On August 3, 1994, the derailed in. 118 were injured. On October 9, 1995, the Sunset Limited derailed in due to sabotage. One person was killed; 78 were injured. Main article:.
On September 11, 2001, the Texas Eagle collided with a freight train near and derailed. Six people were injured. On April 18, 2002, the derailed near due to a track defect. Four people were killed and 142 were injured. On July 29, 2002, the Capitol Limited derailed near due to a track defect. 95 people were injured.
On February 1, 2012, the collided with a truck on a grade crossing in and was derailed. Ten people were injured. On October 21, 2012, the Wolverine derailed in due to excessive speed on a curve.
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