Norwalk rail accident

Cuándo

6 may 1853

Tipo

Accidente ferroviario

Coordenadas

41.10° N, 73.42° W

Description

train wreck

Deaths

48

1853 railroad accident in Connecticut

The Norwalk rail accident occurred on May 6, 1853, in Norwalk, Connecticut, and was the first major U.S. railroad bridge disaster; 48 were killed when a train travelling at 50 miles per hour (80 km/h) plunged into the Norwalk Harbor off an open swing bridge.

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