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1943 Frankford Junction train wreck
The Frankford Junction train wreck occurred on September 6, 1943, when Pennsylvania Railroad's premier train, the ''Congressional Limited'', crashed at Frankford Junction in the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the United States, killing 79 people and injuring 117 others.
==Train==
The ''Congressional Limited'' traveled between Washington D.C. and New York City, normally making one stop in Newark, New Jersey, covering the in 3½ hours at speeds up to , remarkable at the time. As it was the Labor Day Weekend in 1943, the company laid on 16-car trains to accommodate the expected high demand. At Washington's Union Station on Monday, September 6, 541 passengers boarded the 4 p.m. train, its 16 cars hauled by PRR GG1 electric locomotive number 4930,〔ICC Investigation No.2726〕 scheduled to travel nonstop to Pennsylvania Station, New York.〔http://www3.gendisasters.com/pennsylvania/4193/philadelphia,-pa-congressional-limited-train-wrecks,-sep-1943 Philadelphia, PA Congressional Limited Train Wrecks, Sep 1943〕
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