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Four engines and 16 cars derailed. Four crewmen died, with fire engulfing the scene. Firefighters and hearses came from as far away as Tampa to offer assistance. Ironically, this tragedy might have been averted if recently installed radios had been put to use. However engineers had agreed to not use
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You are standing on the site of one of the worst train disasters in
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