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September 13 – Australia – Murulla railway accident: Goods wagons on a siding uncouple, roll down a slope and crash into an oncoming mail train, resulting in 27 deaths and 37 injuries. It would remain the worst train crash in New South Wales history for just under 51 years until the Granville rail disaster of 1977 which left 84 people dead ...
1863 Chunky Creek Train Wreck, Hickory, Mississippi; ~75 killed plus ~25 injured.All but one of the dead were Confederate reinforcements headed for Vicksburg, with the disaster--Mississippi's deadliest rail disaster to date--further hindering the city's defenses against Union forces [12]
1920–1929; 1930–1939; 1940–1949; 1950–1959; 1960–1969; 1970–1979; ... Train wreck; Tram accident; Train-pedestrian fatalities This page was last edited ...
Another train, the Over-Sea, operated locally between Miami and Key West during daylight hours, leaving Miami at 11:05 a.m. and arriving at Key West 4:35 p.m. [6] During the winter months, the Over-Sea 's consist included a deluxe parlor-observation car. It was a popular train for vacationers traveling to the various fishing camps in the Keys.
The 1929 stock market crash wasn’t just a financial collapse; it was the moment the Roaring Twenties came to a screeching halt. In a matter of days, fortunes were wiped out, optimism turned to ...
Deadliest train crash in Amtrak history. 47 2016 Hurricane Matthew: Tropical cyclone Florida, Georgia, The Carolinas: $10,000,000,000 (2016) Damage and death figures are for the U.S. only. Storm caused an additional 551 deaths and US$5.08 billion in damage across the Caribbean. 46 1873 Dixon Bridge Disaster: Accident – bridge collapse Dixon ...
The H. M. Flagler, a ferry passing through the area at the time whose occupants witnessed the crash from 0.75 miles away, was immediately turned towards the crash site by captain John Albury, and quickly dispatched a small lifeboat to send aid from 150 yards away.
Cataraqui automobile/train crash: 31 December 1928: east of Kingston, Ontario: 8: 0: At an unguarded railway crossing, an eastbound CN express struck an automobile. [48] Belleville crash: 19 January 1929: Belleville, Ontario: 2: 1: The train's engine overturned on a wooden bridge that was washed out due to flooding. [49] Tignish train crash: 21 ...