Tonti, Illinois

picture info	Tonti, Illinois Tonti is an unincorporated community in Tonti Township, Marion County, Illinois, Tonti Township, Marion County, Illinois, Marion County, Illinois, United States. The community of Tonti is now little more than a bend in the road and a sign, near where the Illinois Central Railroad tracks cross Interstate 57. History The community of Tonti was named in honor of Henri de Tonti, an early Italian/French explorer of Illinois. On June 10, 1971, Tonti was the site of the 1971 Salem, Illinois, derailment which was a derailment of Amtrak, Amtrak's ''City of New Orleans (train), City of New Orleans'' passenger train. It is sometimes referred to as the 1971 Salem, Illinois, derailment, Tonti derailment. An investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) found that the derailment was caused by a false flange on a Flat spot, flat wheel caused by a seized axle bearing. The crash killed 11 people and injured 163. It was Amtrak, Amtrak's first train crash. References U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	List Of Unincorporated Communities In Illinois This is a list of unincorporated communities in Illinois, arranged in alphabetical order: A * Adair * Adams Aden Adenmoor Adrian Afolkey * Afton Center Agnew Ahern * Aiken * Akin Alden Alexander * Allens Corners Allentown Allright * Alta * Altmar * Alworth America Ames Ancona Anderson, Cass County * Andres Andrew Annapolis * Appleton * Aptakisic Arcadia Archer * Argo Fay * Argyle Armstrong Arnold, Carroll County * Arnold, Morgan County * Ashdale Junction Atlas Atterberry Attila Atwater * Augerville Augsburg Avena * Ayers, Bond County * Ayers, Carroll County B * Babcock * Babylon * Bader * Baileyville * Baker * Bakerville, Jefferson County * Bakerville, Logan County * Balcom * Bald Mound * Ballou * Barclay * Bargerville * Barnes * Barnhill * Barr, Macoupin County * Barr, Sangamon County * Barrow * Barstow * Bates * Batestown * Bay City, Pope County * Bayle City * Bearsdale * Beason * Beaty * Beaucoup * Beaver Creek * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Amtrak The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, Trade name, doing business as Amtrak () , is the national Passenger train, passenger railroad company of the United States. It operates inter-city rail service in 46 of the 48 contiguous United States, contiguous U.S. States and nine cities in Canada. ''Amtrak'' is a portmanteau of the words ''America'' and ''trak'', the latter itself a sensational spelling of ''track''. Founded in 1971 as a quasi-public corporation to operate many U.S. passenger rail routes, Amtrak receives a combination of state and federal subsidies but is managed as a for-profit corporation, for-profit organization. The United States federal government, through the United States Secretary of Transportation, Secretary of Transportation, owns all the company's Issued shares, issued and Shares outstanding, outstanding preferred stock. Amtrak's headquarters is located one block west of Washington Union Station, Union Station in Washington, D.C. Amtrak serves more th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Unincorporated Communities In Illinois Unincorporated may refer to: * Unincorporated area, land not governed by a local municipality * Unincorporated entity, a type of organization * Unincorporated territories of the United States, territories under U.S. jurisdiction, to which Congress has determined that only select parts of the U.S. Constitution apply * Unincorporated association Unincorporated associations are one vehicle for people to cooperate towards a common goal. The range of possible unincorporated associations is nearly limitless, but typical examples are: :* An amateur football team who agree to hire a pitch onc ..., also known as voluntary association, groups organized to accomplish a purpose * ''Unincorporated'' (album), a 2001 album by Earl Harvin Trio {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	1971 Salem, Illinois Derailment Aerial * The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses (February 25, July 22 and August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 10, and August 6). The world population increased by 2.1% this year, the highest increase in history. Events January * January 2 – 66 people are killed and over 200 injured during a crush in Glasgow, Scotland. * January 5 – The first ever One Day International cricket match is played between Australia and England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. * January 8 – Tupamaros kidnap Geoffrey Jackson, British ambassador to Uruguay, in Montevideo, keeping him captive until September. * January 9 – Uruguayan president Jorge Pacheco Areco demands emergency powers for 90 days due to kidnappings, and receives them the next day. * January 12 – The landmark United States television sitcom ''All in the Family'', starring Carroll O'Connor as Archie Bunker, debuts on CBS. * January 14 – Seventy Brazilian political prisoners are release ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]