Head-on Collision of CSX Transportation Freight Trains Extra 4443 North and Extra 4309 South

What Happened

On February 6, 1987, two CSX Transportation freight trains collided head-on at East Concord, New York Both trains were operating on dispatcher-issued train orders in nonsignaled territory Two crewmembers were killed, one crewmember was injured seriously, and six crewmembers received minor injuries Damage was estimated at $2,009,950

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