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FOX RIVER GROVE, Ill. One of the deadliest crashes at a rail crossing in U.S. history happened in Fox River Grove, Ill., 20 years ago. "We were all in a sort of shock," she said, recalling the panicked look on adult faces as they tended to teens with worse injuries. I dont even know why because I dont remember the crash. "The school bus was in the wrong place at the wrong time.". One of seven students killed in the bus/train collision in Fox River Grove, Illinois. Our study determined the timing was off. TRAGEDY ON THE TRACKS, 25 YEARS LATER - PressReader River Grove Police Chief Robert Polston and a Transportation October 27, 1995 Bus driver Patricia Catencamp a substitute whod never driven the route before was running 20 minutes behind schedule. Then, one day, five years after the crash, she just stopped after her favorite glass slipped from her hand and shattered. Debbie Owens was there. Hell change the subject or cut the conversation short. in the back of the bus saw the train coming and were out of The sensor also activates a system designed to clear traffic from the track area. MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. Notify, in cooperation with AASHTO, other agencies about the importance of exchanging information about railroad/highway crossings. In Fox River Grove, more warning signs and road stripping were added at the crossing. So it was old school -- stationing reporters up and down the Metra tracks at each crossing. All times are approximate, given in the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) report as the best approximation of when the events occurred as a result of their investigation. (793K QuickTime animation), Goglia said the NTSB has interviewed the driver of the bus. Update: 11/7/19 Over 2 Million views! October 25, 1995-twenty years ago. Highway/Railroad Accident Report: Collision Of Northeast Illinois their seats, moving toward the front of the bus when the The ringing in his ears. There were reports of injuries. He retired five years ago, after more than four decades. Yet "they knew this crossing was a problem," he said. That was because he and his identical twin brother Michael would be late to school, but no one could blame them. The bus driver, who has never publicly spoken about the crash, told investigators she thought she had "plenty of room" and said, "It never entered my mind that there wasnt enough room for that bus to fit," according to the NTSB report on the crash. [11], A memorial was installed at Cary-Grove High School, the destination of the bus.
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