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The Maryland train collision: An Amtrak train en route to Boston from Washington, D.C., collides with Conrail engines in Chase, Maryland, United States, killing 16 people.
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1987 Maryland train collision
1987 rail transit disaster in Chase, Maryland, USA
On January 4, 1987, two trains collided on Amtrak's Northeast Corridor main line near Chase, Maryland, United States, at Gunpow Interlocking. Amtrak train 94, the Colonial, traveling north from Washington, D.C., to Boston, crashed at over 100 miles per hour (160 km/h) into a set…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak, is the national passenger railroad company of the United States. It operates intercity rail service in every contiguous U.S. state except for Wyoming and South Dakota as well as three Canadian provinces.…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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Conrail
Former American Class I railroad (1976–1999)
Conrail, formally the Consolidated Rail Corporation, was the primary Class I railroad in the Northeastern United States between 1976 and 1999. The trade name Conrail is a portmanteau based on the company's legal name. It continues to do business as an asset management and…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Chase, Maryland
Place in Maryland, United States
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