This article is about the rail crash in 1906. For the accident ten years earlier which killed 50, see 1896 Atlantic City rail crash.
1906 Atlantic City train wreck
Car 6704 being removed from the water
Details
Date
October 28, 1906 14.20
Location
Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Country
United States
Line
West Jersey and Seashore Railroad
Operator
Pennsylvania Railroad
Incident type
Derailment
Cause
Draw (swing) bridge locking failure
Statistics
Trains
1
Passengers
87
Deaths
53
The 1906 Atlantic City train wreck occurred in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on Sunday October 28, 1906, when a West Jersey and Seashore Railroad electric train fell off a draw (swing) bridge, drowning 53 people.[1][2][3]
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