1928 Times Square derailment
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Railway accidents in 1928
During the evening rush hour on August 24, 1928, an express subway train derailed immediately after leaving the Times Square station on the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line. Sixteen people were killed at the scene, two died later, and about 100 were injured. It remains the second-deadliest accident on the New York City Subway system, after the Malbone Street Wreck.
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West 42nd Street, New York Manhattan
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N 40.755636 ° | E -73.985951 ° |
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42nd Street - Times Square (S)
West 42nd Street
10036 New York, Manhattan
New York, United States
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