Western Springs, IL - 1909, 1912, 1915 train wrecks
Posted by: 
adgorn
N 41° 48.570 W 087° 53.910
16T E 425366 N 4629015
Quick Description: All 3 incidents were in approximately the same location - the 1 mile stretch between Spring Rock Park and Gilbert Avenue - and were widely reported in newspapers around the country.
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 3/30/2008 5:50:56 PM
Waymark Code: WM3FRM
Views: 65
Long Description:Dec 18 1909 - the Oriental Limited passenger train hit a broken
rail and derailed, sending 3 Pullman sleeper cars down into what is
now Spring Rock Park. Thirty-one passengers were injured but no one
killed. The train was 7 hours late and so running at great speed.
Jul 20 1912 - a mail train going about 60 mph hit the stopped
Overland Limited passenger train, killing 13 and injuring a score
more. The passenger train was stopped in obedience to signals - the
mail train did not see the signals due to the fog. Many local
Western Springs residents came out to help the injured.
Sep 20 1915 - a freight train running eastbound to Chicago
buckled and threw a car into the path of the Missouri Limited
passenger train heading west, smashing the engine and derailing the
train. Approximately 20 were injured.
No problems since then!