What the records say
- When
- 13 Jan 1882
- Kind
- Rail accident
- Coordinates
- 40.88° N, 73.92° W
- Description
- Fatal train collision in the Bronx, New York City
- Deaths
- 8
1882 Spuyten Duyvil train wreck
Rear-end collision in the Bronx, New York City
On the evening of January 13, 1882, a southbound New York Central passenger train crashed into the rear of another one stopped on the tracks along Spuyten Duyvil Creek in the similarly named neighborhood of the New York City borough of The Bronx.
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