Gilchrest Road, New York, crossing accident
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gilchrest-road-new-york-crossing-accident-187-6888551
title:
Gilchrest Road, New York, crossing accident
text:
The Gilchrest Road crossing accident was a grade crossing incident that occurred on March 24, 1972, in the town of Clarkstown, New York, between the hamlets of Valley Cottage and Congers, roughly 25 miles (40 km) northwest of New York City. Five students from Valley Cottage were killed, and 44 others were injured. The Penn Central railway crossing at Gilchrest Road West, just outside Valley Cottage, contained only crossbucks and lacked additional warning hardware, such as flashing lights, crossi
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1972 crossing accident in Clarkstown, New York
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilchrest_Road,_New_York,_crossing_accident
date created:
2005-10-31T03:04:27Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T17:23:36Z
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