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The Connellsville train wreck was a rail accident that occurred on December 23, 1903, on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad near Connellsville, Pennsylvania. [note 1] The Duquesne Limited, a passenger train, derailed when it struck a load of timber lying on the tracks. The timber had fallen from a freight train minutes before the collision.
Crash ultimately doomed Wisconsin's only rapid transit line [154] 1950 Kew Gardens train crash, New York City; 78 killed plus hundreds injured in deadliest surface rail accident in New York. [155] 1951 Woodbridge train wreck, Woodbridge, New Jersey; ~85 killed plus hundreds injured.
March 6 – United Kingdom – Glasgow Bellgrove rail accident, two commuter trains crashed at Bellgrove station in the East End of Glasgow, killing a passenger and a train driver. April 3 – Italy – Two cars of the train from Bari derailed and slammed against the rail at San Severo, Foggia, killing eight and injuring 20.
connellsville .us. Connellsville is a city in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States, 36 miles (58 km) southeast of Pittsburgh and 50 miles (80 km) away via the Youghiogheny River, a tributary of the Monongahela River. It is part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. The population was 7,031 at the 2020 census .
Connellsville, Pennsylvania: Derailment 0 23 The train derailed due to a collapsed culvert. RAR-86-01-SUM: July 7, 1984: Montrealer: Williston, Vermont: Derailment 5 29 The train derailed due to a collapsed culvert. RAR-85-14: July 11, 1984 Silver Star: McBee, South Carolina: Grade crossing 2 5 The train struck a gasoline tanker at a grade ...
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Connellsville Township is a township in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,073 at the 2020 census , [2] a decline from the figure of 2,391 tabulated in 2010. [3]
The trains met on New Market Hill at 10:18 am; the special managed to gather speed on the upgrade and was traveling at 60 mph (97 km/h); the local on the downgrade was trying to make up lost time and attained 70 mph (110 km/h); when they saw each other the emergency brakes were applied but the trains collided at a combined speed of over 100 mph ...