1956 in rail transport

Summary

Years in rail transport
Timeline of railway history

This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1956.

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  • February 11 – Rock Island’s Aerotrain, “Jet Rocket” begins service between Chicago and Peoria, Illinois.
  • February 28 – Swampscott train wreck, a southbound Danvers–Boston commuter train crashed into the rear of a stopped Portsmouth–Boston local train just north of Swampscott station during a snowstorm. The collision, blamed on the engineer operating at unsafe speeds for the conditions, killed 13 people and injured 283.: 317 [1]
  • February 28 – A collision in Revere, Massachusetts injured 143 people – some of whom had already been in the Swampscott wreck.[2][3]

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References edit

  • Chicago and Northwestern Historical Society, Chicago & North Western – A Capsule History Archived May 22, 2016, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved March 15, 2005.
  • Rivanna Chapter, National Railway Historical Society (2005), This month in railroad history – October. Retrieved October 31, 2005.
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  3. ^ "Two Railroad Wrecks in One Day Enough for Seven B&M Riders". Boston Globe. February 28, 1956. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
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