What the records say
- When
- 22 May 1967
- Kind
- Rail accident
- Coordinates
- 40.83° N, 73.95° W
- Description
- train accident
- Deaths
- 6
1967 New York City freight train collision
Train accident
On May 22, 1967, two New York Central Railroad freight trains collided head-on on the West 30th Street Branch line in Manhattan, New York City. That morning track two of the line was closed for repair, and so trains were single-tracking on track one.
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