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The 1958 Sterlington railroad disaster was a head-on collision by two Erie Railroad trains on August 11, 1958 at 6:47 AM killing 5 people and injuring 22 to 36 (sources are conflicting). [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The collision occurred when the operator in the signal tower at Suffern failed to hold the westbound train No. 53 at Suffern for the eastbound No ...
The Shohola train wreck occurred on July 15, 1864, during the American Civil War on the broad gauge Erie Railroad 1 1 ⁄ 2 miles (2.4 km) west of Shohola, Pennsylvania. A train carrying Confederate prisoners of war collided head-on with a coal train. Some 65 prisoners, guards, and train crew were killed.
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Erie Railroad prospered throughout the mid-1950s, but its profits were simultaneously on a decline. The company's 1957 income was half of that of 1956; by 1958 and 1959, Erie Railroad posted large deficits. The Erie's financial losses resulted in them entering negotiations to merge with the nearby Delaware, Lackawanna and Western.
Railway Disasters of the World: Principal Passenger Train Accidents of the 20th Century. Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-323-2. Shaw, Robert B. (1978). A History of Railroad Accidents, Safety Precautions and Operating Practices. LCCN 78104064. Trevena, Arthur (1980). Trains in Trouble: Vol. 1. Redruth: Atlantic Books. ISBN 0-906899-01-X.
Sunday’s accident follows a railroad bridge collapse in June along a Montana Rail Link route that sent railcars with oil products plunging into the Yellowstone River, spilling molten sulfur and ...
A post shared on social media purportedly shows a video of a massive traffic accident on Jan. 1, 2025 in Texas. Screenshot from Instagram Verdict: False The footage is from an accident that ...
The current record is a yellow perch caught by Kirk Rudzinski of Erie while fishing April 9, 2021, on Lake Erie. His fish weighed 2.98 pounds and the PFBC rounded the weight to 3 pounds.