Trains on this day in the past:

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The Wreck of the Night Owl at Chester, PA ; January 29, 1988









The wreck occurred just after midnight. Train 66, the Night Owl from Washington, struck a peace of MOW equipment on Track 2. The tower operator at Hook Tower failed to throw the switch for the Night Owl to go from Track 2 to Track 1. He was later found to be under the influence. The only injury was to the engineer.

NTSB Report: https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/Acci...AR8901.pdf