The Great Train Wreck of 1856
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The Great Train Wreck of 1856 occurred between Camp Hill and Fort Washington, Pennsylvania, on July 17, 1856. Two trains, traveling on the same track in opposite directions, collided, killing between 59 and 67, and injuring over 100. The incident was referred to as "The Camp Hill Disaster" in Montgomery County, and "The Picnic Train Tragedy" in the city of Philadelphia. It was the worst railroad catastrophe in the world up to that time and became one of the signature events of its era.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Train_Wreck_of_1856
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Coordinates: 40°7'25"N 75°11'49"W
- PRR Bustleton Branch (Abandoned) 7.4 km
- Reading Plymouth Branch (Abandoned) 10 km
- West Chester Railroad 39 km
- Reading Perkiomen Branch (Partially Abandoned) 40 km
- Reading Chester Valley Branch (Abandoned) 41 km
- PRR Philadelphia & Thorndale Low-Grade Freight Bypass (Abandoned) 48 km
- Reading Railroad - Wilmington Northern Branch (Partially Abandoned) 60 km
- Crane Jct to Catasauqua - Lehigh & New England Railroad (Abandoned) 69 km
- PRR Belvidere-Delaware Branch (Mostly Abandoned) 77 km
- PRR Schuylkill Branch (Mostly Abandoned) 106 km
- Oreland, Pennsylvania 1.8 km
- Fort Washington, Pennsylvania 2.1 km
- Flourtown, Pennsylvania 2.7 km
- Glenside, Pennsylvania 4.5 km
- Roslyn, Pennsylvania 4.9 km
- Maple Glen, Pennsylvania 6.2 km
- Abington Township, Pennsylvania 7.2 km
- Spring House, Pennsylvania 7.5 km
- Horsham, Pennsylvania 8.4 km
- Montgomery County, Pennsylvania 17 km