Accidente ferroviario

1855 Camden & Amboy rail accident

29 ago 1855 · 40.09° N, 74.83° W

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Cuándo
29 ago 1855
Tipo
Accidente ferroviario
Coordenadas
40.09° N, 74.83° W
Description
fatal train derailment on the Camden & Amboy Line
Deaths
24

1855 Camden & Amboy rail accident

Fatal train derailment on the Camden & Amboy Line

The 1855 Camden & Amboy rail accident was a derailment that took place near Burlington, New Jersey on August 29, 1855. While attempting to avoid collision with another train, a Philadelphia-bound express was reversing when it collided a horse-drawn cart resulting in the rear passenger train coaches to derail and shatter into pieces. 24 people would die as a result of the crash.

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