The Baseball Special train crash, July 28, 1962
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Channel: PennLive.com · 2018 · News & Politics
On July 28, 1962, a Pennsylvania Railroad train left Harrisburg at 5 p.m. headed for Philadelphia to see the Phillies play the Pittsburgh Pirates. On board were many Midget League players and their parents. The train never made it. Five cars jumped the track in Steelton. Three of those cars, including two carrying passengers, landed in the Susquehanna River. Nineteen people died and 119 were injured. (Video by Deb Kiner/PennLive)
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