What the records say
- When
- 31 Jul 1940
- Kind
- Rail accident
- Coordinates
- 41.15° N, 81.47° W
- Description
- railway accident in 1940
- Deaths
- 43
Doodlebug disaster
Railway accident in 1940
The Doodlebug disaster was a railway accident that occurred on July 31, 1940, in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, in the United States. A Pennsylvania Railroad, gasoline-powered "doodlebug" passenger rail car collided head-on with a freight train; the impact and resulting fire caused the deaths of all but three of the 46 onboard.
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