From the Archives: 25th anniversary of Amtrak crash
Twenty-five years ago, a southbound City of New Orleans passenger train struck a semitrailer at a rail crossing in Bourbonnais, killing 11 and injuring 122 on March 15, 1999. These are the pages of The Daily Journal in the following days.
Page 1 of the March 16, 1999, Daily Journal was filled with details about the Amtrak crash that occurred in Bourbonnais the previous evening. The casualty numbers were later adjusted, and it was ultimately determined that 11 people were killed and 122 seriously injured in the tragedy, which marked its 25th anniversary Friday, March 15. Follow-up stories from later dates surround the paper.
- Daily Journal/Tiffany Blanchette
The front pages of the March 16 and March 18, 1999, Daily Journal was filled with details about the Amtrak crash that occurred in Bourbonnais the previous evening. The casualty numbers were later adjusted, and it was ultimately determined that 11 people were killed and 122 seriously injured in the tragedy, which marked its 25th anniversary.
- Daily Journal/Tiffany Blanchette
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Page 1 of the March 16, 1999, Daily Journal was filled with details about the Amtrak crash that occurred in Bourbonnais the previous evening. The casualty numbers were later adjusted, and it was ultimately determined that 11 people were killed and 122 seriously injured in the tragedy, which marked its 25th anniversary Friday, March 15. Follow-up stories from later dates surround the paper.
- Daily Journal/Tiffany Blanchette
Photos fill the back page of the March 16, 1999, Daily Journal following the Amtrak crash that occurred in Bourbonnais the previous evening.
- Daily Journal/Tiffany Blanchette
Stories and photos covering the Amtrak crash in Bourbonnais on March 15, 1999, fill the inside pages of the March 16, 1999, Daily Journal.
- Daily Journal/Tiffany Blanchette
Page 1 of the March 18, 1999, Daily Journal continues coverage of the Amtrak crash that occurred in Bourbonnais the evening of March 15, 1999.
- Daily Journal/Tiffany Blanchette
Stories and photos fill the inside pages of the March 18, 1999, Daily Journal following the Amtrak crash that occurred in Bourbonnais the evening of March 15, 1999.
- Daily Journal/Tiffany Blanchette
Stories and photos fill a page of the March 18, 1999, Daily Journal following the Amtrak crash that occurred in Bourbonnais the evening of March 15, 1999.
- Daily Journal/Tiffany Blanchette
Page 1 of the March 19, 1999, Daily Journal continues coverage of the Amtrak crash that occurred in Bourbonnais the evening of March 15, 1999.
- Daily Journal/Tiffany Blanchette
Stories and photos fill the inside pages of the March 19, 1999, Daily Journal following the Amtrak crash that occurred in Bourbonnais the evening of March 15, 1999.
- Daily Journal/Tiffany Blanchette
Stories and photos fill a page of the March 19, 1999, Daily Journal following the Amtrak crash that occurred in Bourbonnais the evening of March 15, 1999.
- Daily Journal/Tiffany Blanchette
Page 1 of the Sunday, March 21, 1999, Daily Journal continues coverage of the Amtrak crash that occurred in Bourbonnais the evening of March 15, 1999.
- Daily Journal/Tiffany Blanchette
A page in the Sunday, March 21, 1999, Daily Journal continues coverage of the Amtrak crash that occurred in Bourbonnais the evening of March 15, 1999.
- Daily Journal/Tiffany Blanchette
A page in the Sunday, March 21, 1999, Daily Journal details the timeline of the Amtrak crash that occurred in Bourbonnais the evening of March 15, 1999 and the events that immediately followed.
- Daily Journal/Tiffany Blanchette
Pages in the Sunday, March 21, 1999, Daily Journal continue coverage of the Amtrak crash that occurred in Bourbonnais the evening of March 15, 1999.
- Daily Journal/Tiffany Blanchette
Page 1 of the March 22, 1999, Daily Journal continues coverage of the Amtrak crash that occurred in Bourbonnais the evening of March 15, 1999.
- Daily Journal/Tiffany Blanchette
The front pages of the March 16 and March 18, 1999, Daily Journal was filled with details about the Amtrak crash that occurred in Bourbonnais the previous evening. The casualty numbers were later adjusted, and it was ultimately determined that 11 people were killed and 122 seriously injured in the tragedy, which marked its 25th anniversary.
- Daily Journal/Tiffany Blanchette
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