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A Chicago-bound Amtrak train, the Capitol Limited, collides with a MARC commuter train bound for Washington, D.C., killing 11 people.
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Amtrak service between Chicago and Washington, D.C.
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1996 Maryland train collision
Fatal train crash in the United States
On February 16, 1996, a MARC commuter train collided with Amtrak's Capitol Limited passenger train in Silver Spring, Maryland, United States, killing three crew and eight passengers on the MARC train; a further eleven passengers on the same train and fifteen passengers and crew…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
MARC Train
U.S. passenger rail system in Baltimore–Washington metropolitan area
The Maryland Area Rail Commuter (MARC) is a commuter rail system in the Washington–Baltimore area. MARC is administered by the Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) and operated under contract by Alstom and Amtrak on track owned by CSX Transportation (CSXT) and Amtrak. In 2024,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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