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On February 17, 1950, two Long Island Rail Road trains collided on the Montauk Branch just west of Rockville Centre station in Rockville Centre, New York, killing 32 and injuring several dozen more. At the time, it was the deadliest collision in the railroad's history until the Kew Gardens train crash later that year.
The trains crash head-on; 29 are killed and another 22 injured. [107] [108] November 16 – United States – The New York Central's Chicagoan, detoured off its normal route from Chicago to New York and thus behind schedule, runs at 48 mph (77 km/h) through a 15 mph (24 km/h) construction zone near White Pigeon, Michigan.
Railway accidents and incidents in New York City (1 C, 6 P) Pages in category "Railway accidents and incidents in New York (state)" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total.
1918 Malbone Street Wreck, New York City; 95-100 killed plus 100+ injured. Remains the deadliest rail disaster in the History of New York state and the New York City Subway [100] [101] 1919 New York Central collision, Byron, New York; 22 killed [102] [103] 1919 Onawa train wreck, Onawa, Maine; 23 killed plus 50 injured.
Sports deaths in New York (state) (39 P) Pages in category "Accidental deaths in New York (state)" The following 198 pages are in this category, out of 198 total.
The derailment was the first accident involving passenger fatalities in Metro-North's 30-year history, [43] and its first accident in New York involving any fatalities since a 1988 collision in Mount Vernon that killed one crew member. [44] It was the deadliest train accident within New York City since a 1991 subway derailment in Manhattan. [45]
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The Gilchrest Road crossing accident was a grade crossing incident that occurred on March 24, 1972, in the town of Clarkstown, New York, between the hamlets of Valley Cottage and Congers, roughly 25 miles (40 km) northwest of New York City. Five students from Valley Cottage were killed, and 44 others were injured.