Amtrak #371 Chicago Crash November 30, 2007

Amtrak's "Pere Marquette", #371, crashed into the rear end of a Norfolk Southern freight train in Chicago on November 30, 2007. 51 of the 187 people aboard were injured, 5 seriously, all of which were crew members. The cause of the accident is not yet known on December 1, 2007.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• Amtrak
• Crash
• Chicago
• Norfolk
• Southern
• Passenger
• Freight
• Railroad
• Train
• Wreck
• 371
• Pere
• Marquette
• Trains
• Accident
• 2007

[Boss302fan]

We don't have a 3rd world rail network. The systems in the US, Canada and Mexico are modern, heavy-tonnage railroads. We move massive amounts of freight over incredible distances. We do so safely and without taxpayer involvement.

In Europe your taxes support the railroads that operate short, light high-speed shipments. Different railroading for different purposes.

Due to distances here in NA....we fly.

It's not wrong. Just different.

[Ham549]

Uh other way around Amtrak runs passenger trains on freight railroads

[jfsa380]

those are superliners, i thought Pere Marquette had horizon cars. 

[doodlejtr]

@formidable38: I'm speaking of anitclimbers on the "F" and "E" sytle locos. Such anticlimbers are not heavy duty enough to serve the purpose you speak of; furthermore, those anticlimbers extended in "wrap around" fashion, above the pilot, from one side of the loco to the other, and completely useless in deflecting drawbars. There may have been some ancillary benefit to which you note, but such anticlimbers predate deflector pilots.

[formidable38]

@doodlejtr Incorrect. Anti climbers are to prevent 2 locomotives impaling each other and destroying each others cabs in the event of collision. The coupler of either loco will lock under the anti climber of the other loco preventing it from climbing up and into the other cab, instead both loco's deflect sideways as amply demonstrated in the Chatsworth crash. It has nothing to do with road vehicles on crossings which will simply be pushed out of the way or pushed along until the train stops.

[chris40539]

AMTRAK FAIL

[doodlejtr]

@polarablues64 : Anticlimbers are actually to prevent climbing action of motor vehicles in grade crossing accidents. Vehicles so impacted are then not likely to climb up the front of the locomotive and into the windshield/cab area

[thebuilderddd]

BOOM BOOM

[2010californa]

wow better hope the drivers are ok

[polarablues64]

I guess they didn't have anti climbing devices on that particular locomotive?

[MultiMonster69]

it actually doesn't look as bad as other accident but still the engineer probably sustained bad injuries

[GonzoJam]

I think it's one thing: ignorance.