Harvey, Illinois, train collision

Harvey, Illinois train collision
The Amtrak train was made up of a P30CH (in this picture the locomotive is a F40PH) and five Superliners, roughly identical to this, seen the previous day.
Details
Date	October 12, 1979; 45 years ago (1979-10-12) 9:05 PM local time
Location	Harvey, Illinois
Coordinates	41°36′24.9″N 87°38′40.1″W / 41.606917°N 87.644472°W / 41.606917; -87.644472
Country	United States
Line	RTA Electric District
Operator	Amtrak, ICG
Service	Shawnee
Incident type	Frontal collision
Cause	Changing a switch erroneously due to confusion of switchman
Statistics
Trains	2
Passengers	210
Crew	10 (6 from Amtrak, 4 from ICG)
Deaths	2
Injured	38
Damage	Destroyed ICG lead locomotive, damaged ICG second locomotive, damaged Amtrak locomotive and one Superliner

The Harvey train collision took place on October 12, 1979, when the Shawnee train operated by Amtrak between Carbondale and Chicago Union Station crashed into a parked Illinois Central Gulf freight train, leading to the death of two crew members.