What the records say
- When
- 23 Dec 1903
- Kind
- Rail accident
- Coordinates
- 40.05° N, 79.70° W
- Description
- train wreck
- Deaths
- 64
- Injured
- 68
Connellsville train wreck
1903 rail accident in Pennsylvania, US
The Connellsville train wreck was a rail accident that occurred on December 23, 1903, on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad near Connellsville, Pennsylvania. The Duquesne Limited, a passenger train, derailed when it struck a load of timber lying on the tracks. The timber had fallen from a freight train minutes before the collision. The crash resulted in 64 deaths and 68 injuries.
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