At 9:34 a.m. on January 18, 1993, Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District (NICTD) eastbound commuter train 7, traveling from Chicago, Illinois, to South Bend, Indiana, and NICTD westbound commuter train 12, traveling from South Bend to Chicago, collided at milepost (MP) 61.1 in Gary, Indiana. Train 7 and train 12 consisted of two and three passenger cars, respectively. Train 7 passed a stop signal at MP 61.2, and its lead car blocked westbound traffic where the tracks intersect. After train 12 crossed the Gary Gauntlet Bridge, it then struck train 7. As a result of the collision, 7 passengers died and 95 people sustained injuries. The estimated damage for both trains was $854,000. The major safety issues discussed in the report are the attentiveness of the engineers and the crashworthiness of self-propelled passenger rail cars in corner-to-corner collisions.
National Transportation Safety Board Railroad Accident Report: Collision between Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District Eastbound Train 7 and Westbound Train 12 Near Gary, Indiana, on January 18, 1993
1993
30 pages
Report
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English