Little Falls Gulf Curve crash of 1940
1940 disasters in the United States1940 in New York (state)Accidents and incidents involving New York Central RailroadApril 1940 in the United StatesDerailments in the United States ... and 4 more
Herkimer County, New YorkRailway accidents and incidents in New York (state)Railway accidents in 1940Use mdy dates from May 2016
A train crash with fatalities occurred shortly after 11:30 p.m. on April 19, 1940, when a first-class westbound Lake Shore Limited operated by the New York Central Railroad, derailed near Little Falls, New York, United States. The accident was later found to have occurred due to excessive speed on the Gulf Curve, the sharpest on the Central's lines. It killed 31; an additional 51 were injured. The 15-car train had left Albany 23 minutes behind schedule; the engineer may have been trying to make up time.
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New York, United States
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