Remembering the 1973 Fort Wayne train derailment

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - It was a typical summer day in the Summit City that quickly turned dark.On July 20, 1973, A Penn Central train was making its way through Fort Wayne heading eastbound at about 42 miles per hour when 10 train cars derailed from the main line of a double track railway near Thomas Road, according to documents from the U.S. Department of Transportation. The train consisted of 11 cars and three locomotive units.Eight of the train cars were contained with hazardous materials,