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15/09/1958 Newark Bay rail accident

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Train Plunges Into Bay (1958)

The Newark Bay rail accident occurred on September 15, 1958, in Newark Bay, New Jersey. A Central Railroad of New Jersey morning commuter train, #3314, ran through a restricting and a stop signal, derailed, and slid off the open Newark Bay lift bridge, killing 48 people and injuring the same number.