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The Chatsworth Wreck: Midnight, August 10-11, 1887
Chatsworth,
IL ,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
40° 44' 51.420012",
-88° 15' 36.839988"
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Illinois State Historical Marker |
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One-half mile north on the Toledo, Peoria & Western Railroad occurred one of the worst wrecks in American rail history. An excursion train - two engines and approximately twenty wooden coaches - from Peoria to Niagara Falls, struck a burning culvert . Of the 500 passengers about 85 perished and scores were injured.
Last updated: 2/14/2015 15:17:00 |
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The Chatsworth Wreck: Midnight, August 10-11, 1887 Illinois Map
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