Video: 'Selected Original - 77 Dead In Long Island R. R. Crash (1950)

(Thanksgiving Eve, Wednesday, November 22, 1950, 6:29 p.m. EST) — 78 commuters were killed and another 363 injured tonight when two eastbound trains collided on the Long Island Rail Road’s Main Line between the Kew Gardens and Jamaica stations in Kew Gardens, Queens, New York City. Continue reading 78 Thanksgiving Eve commuters killed as trains crash on Long Island, New York 70 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 22 1950) →