Lucinda M Parker

This book provides a brief but very interesting account of the New York Central Railroad Gulf Curve wreck which occurred on the night of April 19, 1940, just east of the small upstate New York town of Little Falls. Using newspaper and eyewitness accounts, the authors discuss the harrowing scene of the accident which claimed 31 lives, the causes and possible contributing factors, and the subsequent railway improvements designed to prevent such future disasters. The book is nicely illustrated with maps, diagrams, and historical photographs.… (más)