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1953 Pennsylvania Railroad train wreck

Index 1953 Pennsylvania Railroad train wreck

The 1953 Pennsylvania Railroad train wreck was a railway accident which occurred at Union Station in Washington, D.C. on January 15, 1953. [1]

29 relations: Altoona, Pennsylvania, Baltimore, Boston, Buffer stop, Capital Subdivision, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Electric locomotive, Federal Express (train), Florida Avenue, Interstate Commerce Commission, Landover, Maryland, Life (magazine), Maryland, NBC News, New Haven, Connecticut, New York City, Pennsylvania Railroad, Pennsylvania Railroad 4876, Pennsylvania Railroad class GG1, Philadelphia, President of the United States, Railway air brake, Silver Streak (film), Sleeping car, Springfield, Massachusetts, The New York Times, Washington Union Station, Washington, D.C., Wilmington, Delaware.

Altoona, Pennsylvania

Altoona is a city in Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Baltimore

Baltimore is the largest city in the U.S. state of Maryland, and the 30th-most populous city in the United States.

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Boston

Boston is the capital city and most populous municipality of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States.

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Buffer stop

A buffer stop, bumper, bumping post, bumper block or stopblock (US), is a device to prevent railway vehicles from going past the end of a physical section of track.

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Capital Subdivision

The Capital Subdivision is a railroad line owned and operated by CSX Transportation in the U.S. state of Maryland and the District of Columbia.

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Dwight D. Eisenhower

Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower (October 14, 1890 – March 28, 1969) was an American army general and statesman who served as the 34th President of the United States from 1953 to 1961.

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Electric locomotive

An electric locomotive is a locomotive powered by electricity from overhead lines, a third rail or on-board energy storage such as a battery or a supercapacitor.

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Federal Express (train)

The Federal Express (later officially known as just the Federal) was an overnight named passenger train run by the Pennsylvania Railroad and the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad between Washington, DC's Union Station and Boston, Massachusetts's South Station from 1912 to 1971.

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Florida Avenue

Florida Avenue is a major street in Washington, D.C. It was originally named Boundary Street, because it formed the northern boundary of the Federal City under the 1791 L'Enfant Plan.

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Interstate Commerce Commission

The Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) was a regulatory agency in the United States created by the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887.

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Landover, Maryland

Landover is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States.

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Life (magazine)

Life was an American magazine that ran regularly from 1883 to 1972 and again from 1978 to 2000.

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Maryland

Maryland is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and Washington, D.C. to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east.

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NBC News

NBC News is the news division of the American broadcast television network NBC, formerly known as the National Broadcasting Company when it was founded on radio.

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New Haven, Connecticut

New Haven is a coastal city in the U.S. state of Connecticut.

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New York City

The City of New York, often called New York City (NYC) or simply New York, is the most populous city in the United States.

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Pennsylvania Railroad

The Pennsylvania Railroad (or Pennsylvania Railroad Company and also known as the "Pennsy") was an American Class I railroad that was established in 1846 and was headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Pennsylvania Railroad 4876

Pennsylvania Railroad 4876 is a GG1-class electric locomotive located at the B&O Railroad Museum in Baltimore, Maryland, United States.

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Pennsylvania Railroad class GG1

The PRR GG1 was a class of electric locomotives built for the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR), in the northeastern United States.

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Philadelphia

Philadelphia is the largest city in the U.S. state and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and the sixth-most populous U.S. city, with a 2017 census-estimated population of 1,580,863.

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President of the United States

The President of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States of America.

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Railway air brake

A railway air brake is a railway brake power braking system with compressed air as the operating medium.

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Silver Streak (film)

Silver Streak is a 1976 American comedy-thriller film about a murder on a Los Angeles-to-Chicago train journey.

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Sleeping car

The sleeping car or sleeper (often wagon-lit) is a railway passenger car that can accommodate all its passengers in beds of one kind or another, primarily for the purpose of making nighttime travel more restful.

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Springfield, Massachusetts

Springfield is a city in western New England, and the historical seat of Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (sometimes abbreviated as The NYT or The Times) is an American newspaper based in New York City with worldwide influence and readership.

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Washington Union Station

Washington Union Station is a major train station, transportation hub, and leisure destination in Washington, D.C. Opened in 1907, it is Amtrak's headquarters and the railroad's second-busiest station with annual ridership of just under 5 million.

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Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington or D.C., is the capital of the United States of America.

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Wilmington, Delaware

Wilmington (Lenape: Paxahakink, Pakehakink) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Delaware.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1953_Pennsylvania_Railroad_train_wreck

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