1958 Sterlington railroad collision
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1958 Sterlington railroad collision
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The 1958 Sterlington railroad disaster was a head-on collision by two Erie Railroad trains on August 11, 1958 at 6:47 AM killing 5 people and injuring 22 to 36. The collision occurred when the operator in the signal tower at Suffern failed to hold the westbound train No. 53 at Suffern for the eastbound No. 50 commuter train from Monroe, New York, to Hoboken, New Jersey. When he realized his error, he attempted to contact the crews via radio but was unsuccessful due to a radio dead spot. The trai
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Train collision in New York state
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1958_Sterlington_railroad_collision
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2024-04-20T02:28:06Z
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