Corning train wreck
1912 railway accident in New York State / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Corning train wreck (also known as the Gibson train wreck) was a railway accident that occurred at 5.21 a.m. on July 4, 1912, on the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad at East Corning freight station in Gibson three miles east of Corning in New York State, leaving 39 dead and 88 injured.[1][2]
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Date | July 4, 1912 5.21 a.m. |
Location | Town of Corning, Steuben County, near Corning, New York |
Coordinates | 42°7′25″N 77°1′08″W |
Country | United States |
Operator | Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad |
Incident type | Rear-end collision |
Cause | Signal passed at danger |
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Trains | 2 |
Deaths | 39 |
Injured | 88 |
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