Rail accident

Little Falls Gulf Curve crash of 1903

23 Aug 1903 · 43.04° N, 74.86° W

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When
23 Aug 1903
Kind
Rail accident
Coordinates
43.04° N, 74.86° W
Deaths
2

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Little Falls Gulf Curve crash of 1940

Railway incident in New York, United States

A train crash with fatalities occurred shortly after 11:30 p.m. on April 19, 1940, when a first-class westbound Lake Shore Limited operated by the New York Central Railroad, derailed near Little Falls, New York, United States. The accident was later found to have occurred due to excessive speed on the Gulf Curve, the sharpest on the Central's lines. It killed 31; an additional 51 were injured.

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