1953 New York Central Railroad accident
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An accident occurred on the four-track mainline of the New York Central Railroad at 10:02 P.M. on March 27, 1953, 2.4 miles east of Conneaut, Ohio. It began when an improperly secured load of pipe broke loose from a gondola car on an eastbound freight train, damaging the westbound passenger track. A passing westbound freight crew notified the first train and stopped to assess what had happened, but a fast westbound passenger train could not stop and was derailed by the damaged track, colliding with the adjacent westbound freight. Finally, an eastbound fast passenger train struck the derailed equipment from the first two trains. There were 21 deaths and 49 people were injured. This accident holds the record for the most trains involved in a single accident.[1]
1953 New York Central Railroad accident | |
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Date | March 27, 1953 10:02 P.M. |
Location | 2.4 miles east of Conneaut, Ohio |
Coordinates | 41.954185°N 80.525533°W / 41.954185; -80.525533 |
Country | United States |
Line | New York Central Railroad |
Incident type | Multi-train accident |
Cause | Improperly secured load |
Statistics | |
Trains | 4 |
Deaths | 21 |
Injured | 49 |