TRANSPORTATION · HISTORICAL MARKER
"The Broker"
Port Reading, New Jersey
Historical Marker Database · John A. Lande
Transportation
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THE STORY
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A Pennsylvania Railroad commuter train traveling over a temporary trestle derailed on a sharp curve, slid down an embankment, and caused 85 deaths and injuries to hundreds on February 6, 1951.
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Port Reading, New Jersey · USA
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