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Columbus Union Station was an intercity train station in Downtown Columbus, Ohio, near The Short North neighborhood. The station and its predecessors served railroad passengers in Columbus from 1851 until April 28, 1977. The first station building was the first union station in the world, built in 1851. Its replacement was built from 1873 to ...
This is a list of accidents and disasters by death toll. It shows the number of fatalities associated with various explosions , structural fires , flood disasters , coal mine disasters , and other notable accidents caused by negligence connected to improper architecture , planning , construction , design , and more.
1876 Ashtabula River Railroad Disaster, Ashtabula/Edgewood, Ohio; 92 killed plus 64 injured. The deadliest U.S. rail disaster of the 19th century--also Ohio's deadliest to date--led to changes in bridge construction code, the replacement of coal and wood stoves with steam heat in coaches, and mandatory federal investigation of all U.S. rail ...
Union Station had its start as a railroad station in Union Township. [2] A post office was established at Union Station in 1869, and remained in operation until 1918. [ 3 ]
A union station is a type of railroad station used by more than one railroad company, line, or service provider, typically found in North America. Union Station , Union Terminal , Union Depot , or Union Passenger Station may refer to:
January 4 – Germany – An express runs into the back of a stationary train between Hanover and Wunstorf, killing 20 people and seriously injuring another 20. [32]January 22 – Canada – The locomotive engineer and the fireman of a Canadian Pacific Railway passenger train are killed at Tapley, Ontario when their engine leaves the tracks pulling the baggage car and a passenger coach with it.
Deaths Injuries Description NTSB report or docket June 10, 1971: City of New Orleans: Salem, Illinois: Derailment 11 163 The train derailed due to a seized axle. RAR-72-5: March 18, 1973 Broadway Limited: East Palestine, Ohio: Derailment 1 19 [1] May 30, 1974 Floridian: Winamac, Indiana: Derailment 0 29 [2] August 12, 1974 Silver Star: Wake ...
January 4 – United States – Republic, Ohio: A head-on collision between a passenger train and a freight caused a fire killing thirteen passengers. [ 43 ] February 5 – United States – 1887 Hartford Railroad Disaster : On the Vermont Central Railroad , in very cold weather, a rail broke under the Montreal Express train as it approached ...