What the records say
- When
- 18 May 1986
- Kind
- Rail accident
- Coordinates
- 36.75° N, 76.46° W
- Description
- 1986 train derailment in Suffolk, Virginia
Great Dismal Swamp train derailment
1986 train derailment in Suffolk, Virginia
The Great Dismal Swamp train derailment occurred on the afternoon of May 18, 1986, when a special Norfolk Southern employee passenger train derailed at the Great Dismal Swamp near Suffolk, Virginia. The accident injured 177 passengers; 18 were seriously injured and needed to be airlifted to nearby hospitals in Norfolk, Virginia.
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