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Rockport train wreck

1925 in New JerseyAccidents and incidents involving Delaware, Lackawanna and Western RailroadDerailments in the United StatesGerman-American historyJune 1925 events
Mansfield Township, Warren County, New JerseyRailroad crossing accidents in the United StatesRailway accidents and incidents in New JerseyRailway accidents in 1925Transportation in Warren County, New Jersey
Rockport Wreck site looking downgrade with memorial IMG 5414
Rockport Wreck site looking downgrade with memorial IMG 5414

The Rockport train wreck occurred in Rockport in Mansfield Township, New Jersey, United States, about three miles outside of Hackettstown, on June 16, 1925. A violent storm washed debris onto a grade crossing, derailing a Lackawanna Railroad (DL&W) train. The crash killed 42 passengers and five crewmen and injured twenty-three others.

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Rockport train wreck
Hazen Road, Mansfield Township

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N 40.821666666667 ° E -74.874166666667 °
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Hazen Road 281
07840 Mansfield Township
New Jersey, United States
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Rockport Wreck site looking downgrade with memorial IMG 5414
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