Photos: Dozens injured in Chicago-area train crash

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Photos: Dozens injured in Chicago-area train crash

Sept. 30, 2013: Dozens injured in Chicago-area train crash

Authorities inspect the wreckage of two Chicago Transit Authority trains that crashed Sept. 30, 2013, in Forest Park, Ill.

Authorities inspect the wreckage of two Chicago Transit Authority trains that crashed Sept. 30, 2013, in Forest Park, Ill.

Emergency personnel work at the scene where two Chicago Transit Authority trains collided during rush hour Sept. 30, 2013, in Forest Park, Ill. About four dozen people were injured in the accident, most complaining of back and neck pain. None were serious. Firefighters from up to a dozen local fire departments responded to the crash.

Emergency personnel work at the scene where two Chicago Transit Authority trains collided during rush hour Sept. 30, 2013, in Forest Park, Ill. About four dozen people were injured in the accident. None were serious.

Emergency personnel investigate the scene where dozens of people were taken to hospitals after a CTA train ran head-on into another train that was stopped at a Blue Line station in Forest Park, Ill., on Sept. 30, 2013.

Emergency personnel investigate the scene where dozens of people were taken to hospitals after a CTA train ran head-on into another train that was stopped at a Blue Line station in Forest Park, Ill., on Sept. 30, 2013.

Emergency personnel investigate the scene where dozens of people were taken to hospitals after a CTA train ran head-on into another train that was stopped at a Blue Line station in Forest Park, Ill., on Sept. 30, 2013.

An injured rider is transported as dozens of people were taken to hospitals after a CTA train ran head-on into another train that was stopped at a Blue Line station in Forest Park, Ill., on Sept. 30, 2013.

An injured rider is transported as dozens of people were taken to hospitals after a CTA train ran head-on into another train that was stopped at a Blue Line station in Forest Park, Ill., on Sept. 30, 2013.

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Authorities inspect the wreckage of two Chicago Transit Authority trains that crashed Sept. 30, 2013, in Forest Park, Ill.

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