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  2. List of rail accidents (1880–1889) - Wikipedia

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    July 13 – Russia – In the Tcherny railway accident a train derailed and more than 150 people were killed. Hugstetten rail disaster. (September 3, 1882) September 3 – Germany – Hugstetten: Hugstetten rail disaster - After heavy weather a washaway occurred and the train most probably was running too fast. 64 people were killed and 225 ...

  3. List of American railroad accidents - Wikipedia

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    1943 Rennert railroad accident, Rennert, North Carolina; 74 killed. North Carolina's deadliest rail disaster to date [136] [137] [138] 1944 Stockton train wreck, Stockton, Georgia; 47 killed plus 41 injured. State of Georgia's deadliest rail disaster to date [139] [140] 1944 "Tragedy on Election Day", Aguadilla, Puerto Rico; 16 killed plus 50 ...

  4. Lists of rail accidents - Wikipedia

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    Before 1880; 1880–1889; 1890–1899; 1900–1909; 1910–1919; 1920–1929; ... Tram accident; Train-pedestrian fatalities This page was last edited on 26 July 2024 ...

  5. Category : Railway accidents and incidents in North Carolina

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    Pages in category "Railway accidents and incidents in North Carolina" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .

  6. Richmond and Danville Railroad - Wikipedia

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    Bought by the Southern Railway in 1894. [32] North Carolina Railroad – A 223.15-mile line from Goldsboro to Charlotte, North Carolina, leased for 30 years (starting Oct. 1871) on September 11, 1871, for an annual rent of $260,000. [5] The North Carolina Railroad Company was chartered on January 27, 1849, and the line opened January 30, 1856.

  7. And railroads were safer: the likelihood of a train crash was less than the likelihood of a boat sinking. The railroads provided cost-effective transportation because they allowed shippers to have a smaller inventory of goods, which reduced storage costs during winter, and to avoid insurance costs from the risk of losing goods during transit.

  8. Railway accident on the Bostian Bridge - Wikipedia

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    Railway accident on the Bostian Bridge The derailed carriages. The railway accident on the Bostian Bridge killed 23 people on August 27, 1891, west of Statesville, North Carolina, when a Richmond & Danville Railroad train derailed. [1] On the same day, 119 years later, a trespassing pedestrian was hit and killed by a train on the bridge.

  9. List of rail accidents (1890–1899) - Wikipedia

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    May 1 – Russia – A military train derailed 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) north of Puka, Governorate of Livonia. 58 people were killed and 44 injured in the accident. [43] 1897 Gentofte train crash June 11 – Denmark – Gentofte train crash, Denmark: An express train passed a signal at danger and collided with a stationary passenger train at ...