What the records say
- When
- 15 Sep 1907
- Kind
- Rail accident
- Coordinates
- 43.65° N, 72.07° W
- Description
- 1907 railroad accident in New Hampshire
- Deaths
- 26
Canaan train wreck
1907 railroad accident in New Hampshire
The Canaan train wreck was a railroad accident that occurred on September 15, 1907, near Canaan, New Hampshire. A northbound freight train and a southbound passenger train had a head-on collision, which resulted in 26 fatalities. The official investigation attributed the incident to an error made by a train dispatcher of the Boston and Maine Railroad.
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