1958 Newark Bay rail accident
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1958-newark-bay-rail-accident-164-3061806
title:
1958 Newark Bay rail accident
text:
On September 15, 1958, a Central Railroad of New Jersey (CNJ) morning commuter train, #3314, ran through a restricting and a stop signal, derailed, and slid off the open Newark Bay lift bridge in Newark Bay, New Jersey, United States. Both diesel locomotives and the first two coaches plunged into Newark Bay and sank immediately, killing 48 people and injuring 48 more. A third coach, snagged by its rear truck (bogie), hung precariously off the bridge for two hours before it also toppled into the
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description:
Fatal train wreck in New Jersey, U.S.
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1958_Newark_Bay_rail_accident
date created:
2007-09-18T18:59:54Z
date modified:
2024-08-28T19:39:50Z
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