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, includi... (more)

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, includi... (more)

Paul Meyer photo.

Shortly after sunrise, intermodal train Q195 powers north past the grain elevator in Indian Oaks, not too far out of Kankakee and Bourbonnais.