What the records say
- When
- 24 Sep 1904
- Kind
- Rail accident
- Coordinates
- 36.08° N, 83.63° W
- Description
- train wreck
- Deaths
- 56
- Injured
- 106
New Market train wreck
1904 multi-train collision in New Market, Tennessee, United States
The New Market train wreck happened when two Southern Railway passenger trains traveling at great speed collided head on near New Market, Tennessee, on September 24, 1904, killing at least 56 passengers and crew and injuring 106.
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