What the records say
- When
- 29 Aug 1855
- Kind
- Rail accident
- Coordinates
- 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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