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Tuscarora Almanac - November 22, 1950 - The Book of Wrecks |
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Posted by Larry,RedbirdR33 on Sat Nov 22 07:05:32 2014 Tuscarora Almanac - November 22, 1950 - The Book of WrecksOne of the worst collisions in the history of the Long Island Railroad occurred on Thanksgiving Eve during the PM Rush. An eastbound Hempstead Branch train had its brakes lock up while on the Mainline in the vicinity of Richmond Hills, New York. It was struck from behind by a twelve car Babylon Express . 79 passengers were killed and over 300 injured. Source: "Next Stop Grand Central" by Stan Fischler Larry, RedbirdR33 |
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