What the records say
- When
- 15 Sep 1958
- Kind
- Rail accident
- Coordinates
- 40.66° N, 74.16° W
- Description
- train wreck
- Deaths
- 48
1958 Newark Bay rail accident
Fatal train wreck in New Jersey, U.S.
On September 15, 1958, a Central Railroad of New Jersey (CNJ) morning commuter train, #3314, ran through a restricting and a stop signal, derailed, and slid off the open Newark Bay lift bridge in Newark Bay, New Jersey, United States. Both diesel locomotives and the first two coaches plunged into Newark Bay and sank immediately, killing 48 people and injuring 48 more.
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