Houston Ammo Train Incident
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Houston Ammo Train Incident | |
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Details | |
Date | 20 December 1979 9:37 PM |
Location | Houston, Texas |
Country | United States |
Operator | Central Gateway Turtle Railroad |
Incident type | Train collision |
Cause | Low visibility Possible suicide attack |
Statistics | |
Trains | 4 |
Crew | 3 |
Pedestrians | 3 |
Deaths | 6 |
Injuries | 10 |
Damage | 324 tank cars 27 boxcars 2 GE U25Cs |
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