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Viewing Album:  CSS Accident - 1/18/1993
 
By:Gary Everhart
Dates:1/18/1993 - 1/18/1993
Album Info:With the anniversary of the tragic Chicago South Shore & South Bend accident approaching, it is time to post a few photos of the head-on collision between two Chicago South Shore & South Bend trains. This was the first passenger fatality since 1909 for the last interurban in the nation. Unfortunately, seven passengers were killed with over 40 others injured when the eastbound Train 7 from Chicago ran a red signal on the western approach to Gauntlet Bridge which allowed only one train at a time. This has now been corrected with the addition of a second bridge. Cars #27 (eastbound) and #36 (westbound) with all the fatalities in car 36 were the two lead cars that sustained the damage with the rest of the cars unharmed. These are recently acquired photos of car #36 taken by an unknown photographer.
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CSS EMU 36 - Chicago South Shore & South Bend Accident
Title:  CSS EMU 36 - Chicago South Shore & South Bend Accident
Description:  As seen from US 12 which parallels the CSS tracks, westbound Car #36 which contained the 7 fatalitiies is being checked out after the crash by the Gauntlet Bridge.
Photo Date:  1/18/1993  Upload Date: 1/15/2013 11:23:27 AM
Location:  Gary, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  RollingStock,Wreck,Passenger
Locomotives:  CSS 36(Electric M.U.)
Views:  1622   Comments: 1
CSS EMU 36 - Chicago South Shore & South Bend Accident
Title:  CSS EMU 36 - Chicago South Shore & South Bend Accident
Description:  After eastbound Train 7 with lead car #27 runs a red signal, it collided with this westbound car #36 with both cars sustaining significant damage on their left sides.
Photo Date:  1/18/1993  Upload Date: 1/15/2013 11:23:30 AM
Location:  Gary, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  RollingStock,Wreck,Passenger
Locomotives:  CSS 36(Electric M.U.)
Views:  598   Comments: 1
CSS EMU 36 - Chicago South Shore & South Bend Accident
Title:  CSS EMU 36 - Chicago South Shore & South Bend Accident
Description:  All 7 fatalities, the first since 1909, were in this lead westbound car. The passenger seats by the opening have been violently shoved from the left side of the car into the right side seats.
Photo Date:  1/18/1993  Upload Date: 1/15/2013 11:23:33 AM
Location:  Gary, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  RollingStock,Wreck,Passenger
Locomotives:  CSS 36(Electric M.U.)
Views:  415   Comments: 0
CSS EMU 36 - Chicago South Shore & South Bend Accident
Title:  CSS EMU 36 - Chicago South Shore & South Bend Accident
Description:  Since this accident, another bridge has been added so traffic now is not limited to only one train at the Gauntlet Bridge, unfortunately too late for the passengers who died in this tragic accident.
Photo Date:  1/18/1993  Upload Date: 1/15/2013 11:23:36 AM
Location:  Gary, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  RollingStock,Wreck,Passenger
Locomotives:  CSS 36(Electric M.U.)
Views:  2144   Comments: 3

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