Big Bayou Canot rail accident
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big-bayou-canot-rail-accident-164-3035378
title:
Big Bayou Canot rail accident
text:
On September 22, 1993, an Amtrak Sunset Limited passenger train derailed on the CSX Transportation Big Bayou Canot Bridge near Mobile, Alabama, United States. It was caused by displacement of a span and deformation of the rails when a tow of heavy barges collided with the rail bridge eight minutes earlier. Forty-seven people were killed and 103 more were injured. To date, it is the deadliest train wreck in both Amtrak's history and Alabama's railway history. It is also the worst rail disaster in
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description:
1993 train wreck in Alabama, U.S.
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Bayou_Canot_rail_accident
date created:
2004-12-09T08:07:34Z
date modified:
2024-08-28T19:39:10Z
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