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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 ...
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 ...
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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 .
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.
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.
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.
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 ...