The 6:20 a.m. freight train of the Toledo, Peoria & Western Railroad derailed in the heart of Crescent City. Rejoignez nous ! The Crescent City, Illinois Train Wreck Of 1970 . Nobody is killed, but 60 firefighters and civilians are injured. Ten of the cars each contained 34,000 gal of liquid propane. During the derailment one of the tank cars was punctured, and the leaking propane was immediately ignited, engulfing the other tank cars in the fire. Today the town was empty, its people fled from a holocaust of flame and exploding gas. Crescent City IL June 21, 1970 Derailment and Propane Rail Car BLEVE Crescent City, IL, was the site of an accident involving propane in transportation. The first five cars that went off the tracks contained stable freight, including sand and paper, but the other ten cars each carried about 34,000 gallons of propane. 50 Years Ago Today [June 22, 1970] - In Crescent City, Illinois, a train derails and sets fire to a business district. Thanks again for your posting of the Crescent City anniversary. There's some good YouTube coverage of the incident. It was gone. A press release from the agency says the Shoal Creek Fire Protection District was dispatched to the derailment at 6:46 a.m. Sunday. Crescent City, Ill. (UPI) -- Crescent city's 800 residents lived quietly 80 miles south of Chicago's Loop. A series of explosions of the remaining tank cars occurred, beginning about 1 hour following the derailment, resulting in the injury of 66 persons and the destruction of a number of buildings within the town of Crescent City. Five tank cars carrying the liquid propane gas ruptured and exploded. Crescent City, Illinois, June 21, 197050 Homes Destroyed Videos and music Photos Channels Playlists Accueil Activités Nouveautés Photos Galeries Blog; Partagez des vidéos et des photos, suivez vos amis et gardez une trace de ce que vous aimez ! In addition to Crescent City and Decatur, Murdock Illinois experienced a Bleve in 1983 going into labor day weekend on the former B&O Indianapolis to Beardstown, Illinois line. More Monday morning rail news: NS coal train derails in Illinois Twenty-four cars of a Norfolk Southern coal train derailed in Panama, Ill., Sunday morning, according to a Facebook post by the Chris-Mont Emergency Management Agency. By … CRESCENT CITY TRAIN DERAILMENT: JUNE 21, 1970 Shortly after 6:30 AM on Sunday, June 21, 1970, fifteen cars from a 108-car freight train on the Toledo, Peoria, and Western Railroad derailed in Crescent City, Illinois. Even their three-block business district had a low profile, as they say. 20 derailed in the center of town at approximately 6:30 a.m. 5 Vues 0 0 Share VideosPompiers il y a 8 moiss. The derailment and explosions left a significant number of Crescent City's 600 citizens homeless; more than 50 buildings in the town were declared "uninhabitable." 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