At 00:39 on 01/17/69, southbound Illinois Central passenger train #25 led by a trio of E-units collided with a northbound freight that went past a red signal at Indian Oaks. Three people, including both engineers, were killed with an additional 45 people injured. The accident report can be viewed at: https://www.jonroma.net/media/rail/accident/usa/fra/rar-4149.pdf
The morning after the crash, the second unit of the freight train (Extra 9192 North) is seen laying amongst the carnage at the accident scene. The unit would be rebuilt in 1970 and sold to KCS in 1982. Tom Golden photo.
