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Posted on 23 February 2018.

Woodbridge Train Wreck 1951

WOODBRIDGE – The Woodbridge train wreck occurred on February 6, 1951 in Woodbridge, New Jersey when a train derailed crossing a temporary wooden trestle, killing 86 people. It is the deadliest train wreck in New Jersey, and among the worst train disasters in American history.  (Information from https://en.wikipedia.org) Click this link or this one for background.

*Photo Courtesy of Ken Puccio

This photo was restored under a grant from the Middlesex County Cultural and Heritage Commission to the Kearny Cottage Historical Association.


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