Railroad Accident Report - Head-On Collision of Chicago, Shore and South Bend Railroad Trains Nos. 123 and 218, Gary, Indiana, January 21, 1985

摘要

About 6:51 p.m., c.s.t., on January 21, 1985, eastbound Chicago, South Shore and South Bend Railroad (South Shore) train No. 123 and westbound South Shore train No. 218 collided head-on on the eastward main track about 1,490 feet west of the west end of the Gary Station platform at Gary, Indiana. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the failure of the dispatcher to coordinate the movement of the two trains properly.