Illinois Train Collision Injures 5
By Thomas Hall
Published on November 30, 2007
Some passengers were also injured, but their conditions are unknown.
Amtrak train No. 371 crashed into the back of the Norfolk Southern freight train; no one on the freight train was injured.
According to the Chicago Fire Department, it is unclear why the two trains were on the same track.
A spokesperson for Norfolk Southern says the freight train was stopped on the track and waiting to receive the go-ahead to proceed when the Amtrak train struck it from behind.
The Amtrak train was en route to Chicago from Grand Rapids, Michigan, at the time of the crash.
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