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The Great Train Wreck of 1856 occurred in Whitemarsh Township, Pennsylvania, between Camp Hill station (known as Sandy Run, Camp Hill, Sellwick and finally Fellwick station before being closed in 1996) and Fort Washington station, on July 17, 1856. Two trains, traveling on the same track in converging directions, collided, killing between 59 ...
This is a list of the most serious U.S. rail-related accidents ... 1856 Great Train Wreck of 1856, Whitemarsh Township, Pennsylvania; 60+ killed plus 100+ injured.
The 1856 Panama Railroad accident was a derailment at the Panama Railroad of an express train with around 900 passengers near the Gatun's Bridge, nine miles from Aspinwall, Panama on 6 May 1856. [ 1 ] [ 4 ] Thirty to forty passengers lost their lives with over 70 people being injured.
6 May – Panama – 1856 Panama Railroad accident- A train with over 500 passengers derailed near Aspinwall in Panama. Thirty to forty people were killed and 70 to 80 were injured. [78] [79] [80] 29 May – Germany – The Jupiter locomotive crashed into the Potsdamer Havel during a test run due to a swing bridge that was not closed. [81]
1856 Panama Railroad accident; 1856 Schiedam train accident; G. Great Train Wreck of 1856 This page was last edited on 22 September 2020, at 19:29 (UTC). Text ...
Collapsing bridges, landslides, and faulty equipment all caused train derailments or collisions. By the early 1900s, thousands died in railroad accidents every year. In 1905, trains injured over ...
September 21 – The Illinois Central Railroad connects Chicago to Cairo, Illinois, completing 700 miles (1,126 km) of track to become the longest railway in the United States. September 22 – The Oriental Railway Company is granted the concession to build the first railway in Turkey , from İzmir to Aydın .
Tram accident; Train-pedestrian fatalities This page was last edited on 26 July 2024, at 20:09 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...