What the records say
- When
- 3 Apr 2016
- Kind
- Rail accident
- Coordinates
- 39.83° N, 75.39° W
- Description
- 2016 collision between train and backhoe
- Deaths
- 0
- Injured
- 41
2016 Chester, Pennsylvania, train derailment
2016 collision between train and backhoe
On April 3, 2016, Amtrak train 89, the southbound Palmetto, struck a backhoe while travelling through Chester, Pennsylvania, killing two track workers and derailing the locomotive, as well as damaging the first two cars.
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