From the Dec. 2, 2013, Daily Beast.
What brought this article about was the Metro-North accident on Sunday back then in the Bronx which killed four and injured more than 60.
The first train derailment took place in 1833 with President John Quincy Adams on board. He was not hurt.
1. August 7, 1904-- 96 dead, Eden, Colorado
2. November 1, 1918-- 102 dead, Brooklyn, New York
3. September 6, 1943-- 79 dead, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania I wrote about this one today in my World War II blog.
4. December 16, 1943-- 72 dead, Rennert, North Carolina. I wrote about this one, coming just months after the one in Philadelphia, yesterday in my World War II blog, "Tattooed On Your Soul."
5. February 6, 1951-- 85 dead, Woodbridge, New Jersey.
The article has more information about each one.
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