1943 Frankford Junction train wreck

The Frankford Junction train wreck occurred on September 6, 1943, when one Pennsylvania Railroad's premier trains, 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 236 miles (380 km) in 3½ hours at speeds up to 80 mph (130 km/h), remarkable at the time.

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