Arundel History

February 19, 2006

1956: Train wreck

The main East Coast tracks of the former Pennsylvania Railroad run through Anne Arundel County. On Feb. 23, 1956, in one of the worst accidents to take place on the line, the Embassy derailed after losing an axle.

[ Source: Anne Arundel County: A Pictorial History by Jacques Kelly]

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