Greater Grand Crossing rail collision
1853 train collision in Chicago. / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Greater Grand Crossing Rail Collision was a train collision that occurred in Greater Grand Crossing, Chicago in 1853.
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The Greater Grand Crossing Rail Collision | |
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Date | April 26, 1853; 171 years ago (1853-04-26) 10:00 p.m. |
Location | Greater Grand Crossing, Chicago |
Coordinates | 41.758694°N 87.59575°W / 41.758694; -87.59575 |
Incident type | Collision |
Cause | Poor visibility, lack of signal |
Statistics | |
Trains | 2 |
Deaths | 18-21 |
Injured | 40-60 |
List of rail accidents (before 1880) |
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