The Wayland, NY Train Wreck of 1943

On August 30, 1943, the Delaware Lackawanna's passenger train called the "Lackawanna Limited" side-swiped an extra train working on a sidetrack that had fouled the main. 27 people unfortunately died as a result. Nickel Plate Road 62, the passenger coach where most people died in, still exists to this day in preservation. It is nicknamed the "Death Car." In this video we analyze the events leading up to the accident, and why the extra train fouled the mainline.

Works Cited/Further Reading

Interstate Commerce Commission Investigation No. 2725

Shepherd, Peter K. “Not Just Another Pretty Face!” Nickel Plate Road Magazine, vol. 17, no. 1, 1983, pp. 4–7.

“Lackawanna Limited Accident Reported.” Railway Age, vol. 115, 1943, pp. 662–63, books.google.com/books?id=JaglAAAAMAAJ&pg=RA3-PA2&lpg=RA3-PA2&dq=destination+america+wayland+train+wreck&source=bl&ots=HdtCfU3xX5&sig=ACfU3U3df_00isTlYDQQRX3y4NAT7QKLMw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwietLfWour4AhXBj2oFHbGBBUsQ6AF6BAgVEAM#v=onepage&q=destination%20america%20wayland%20train%20wreck&f=false.

“Accident on D.L. at Wayland, N.Y.” Railway Age, vol. 115, 1943, pp. 388–89, archive.org/details/sim_railway-age_1943-09-04_115_10/page/388/mode/2up.

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