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1953 Pennsylvania Railroad train wreck, Washington, D.C.; 0 killed but 44 injured; served as inspiration for the ending of Silver Streak (film) 1953 New York Central Railroad Accident, Conneaut, Ohio; 21 killed plus 49 injured. The second of only two U.S. rail disasters to involve four trains [160]
By the early 1900s, thousands died in railroad accidents every year. In 1905, trains injured over 86,000 people. In 1905, trains injured over 86,000 people. However, workers bore the brunt of the ...
Pages in category "Railway accidents and incidents in Kentucky" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. ... 0–9. 2023 Kentucky train derailment; B.
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The collision at Shepherdsville, Kentucky on the Louisville and Nashville Railroad killed 49 people (some sources say 51 [2]), and left a similar number seriously injured. [3] It is the worst and deadliest train wreck of Kentucky's history. [3] [4]
Henderson, Ky. (WEHT) – Kentucky State Police say a woman lost her life after her vehicle collided with a train near Madisonville. KSP says it happened Thursday afternoon on KY-70 in Muhlenberg ...
The country's worst train accident with 95 deaths and 150 injuries. November 16 – France – Due to human error, a Micheline passenger train to Chartres is signaled to leave La Roche-sur-Yon while a freight is still approaching on the single track. The trains crash head-on; 29 are killed and another 22 injured. [107] [108]
One of the nation’s largest railroad carriers was negligent in a train derailment in Kentucky that forced nearby residents out of their homes the day before Thanksgiving, a federal lawsuit ...