
Episode 126: The 1946 Naperville Wreck
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The Chicago Burlington and Quincy Railroad Accident
Sensationals writing abounded if you want to pause the video and look at some of them. A train three minutes ahead of it had stopped because there is an undercarriage issue. Because they were just three minutes apart the flagmen had to jump on the ground for safety reasons. The engineer of the train that rammed the rear of the first train was not paying attention, he blew through a red signal.
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