What the records say
- When
- 16 Dec 1943
- Kind
- Rail accident
- Coordinates
- 34.75° N, 79.13° W
- Description
- train wreck
Rennert railroad accident
1943 train wreck in the USA
The Rennert railroad accident occurred in Rennert, North Carolina, on December 16, 1943. Seventy four people were killed when the northbound Tamiami Champion, an Atlantic Coast Line Railroad passenger train, struck the rear two cars of its southbound counterpart, which had derailed. It remains the deadliest train wreck ever in North Carolina.
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