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Boston Elevated Railway Company's streetcar No. 393 smashes through the warning gates of the open Summer Street drawbridge in Boston, Massachusetts, plunging into the frigid waters of Fort Point Channel, killing 46 people.
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Boston Elevated Railway
Transit company in the Boston metro area (1894–1947)
The Boston Elevated Railway (BERy) was a streetcar and rapid transit railroad operated on, above, and below, the streets of Boston, Massachusetts and surrounding communities. Founded in 1894, it eventually acquired the West End Street Railway via lease and merger to become the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Summer Street Bridge disaster
1916 streeetcar accident in Boston. Massachusetts, US
On November 7, 1916, a streetcar loaded with passengers ran off the open Summer Street Bridge, a retractile bridge, into Fort Point Channel near downtown Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Forty-six passengers were killed, making it the deadliest disaster in Boston's history…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Summer Street Bridge
Bridge in Massachusetts, U.S.
The Summer Street Bridge is a retractile bridge built in 1899 in Boston, Massachusetts, over the Fort Point Channel. It still stands, but has served as a fixed bridge since 1959. This was the site of the Summer Street Bridge disaster in 1916.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Boston
Capital and largest city of Massachusetts, US
Boston is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Massachusetts. The city serves as the cultural and financial center of New England, a region of the Northeastern United States. It has an area of 48.4 sq mi (125 km2) and a population of 675,647 as of the 2020…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Fort Point Channel
Channel in Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Fort Point Channel is a maritime channel adjacent to Boston, Massachusetts. The channel separates South Boston from Downtown Boston and feeds into Boston Harbor. The channel is surrounded by the Fort Point neighborhood, which is also named after the same colonial-era fort.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
November 7
Day of the year
November 7 is the 311th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 54 days remain until the end of the year.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)