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| 1984 Vermont train wreck | |
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| Details | |
| Date | 7 July 1984 |
| Location | Between Williston and Essex, Vermont |
| Country | United States |
| Operator | Amtrak |
| Owner | Central Vermont Railway |
| Service | Montrealer |
| Incident type | Derailment |
| Cause | Track washout due to flash flooding |
| Statistics | |
| Trains | 1 |
| Passengers | 262 |
| Crew | 16 |
| Deaths | 5 |
| Injured | 29 serious |
On the morning of 7 July 1984, the northbound Montrealer derailed between Williston and Essex, Vermont due to a 50 ft (15 m) washout in the embankment carrying the tracks of the Central Vermont Railway, with five of the train's cars falling into the gap. 5 of the 278 passengers and crew were killed in the accident, and 29 more were seriously injured. The washout was produced by extremely-severe flash flooding resulting from a combination of unprecedentedly-heavy rain and the sudden release of water from several beaver dams which burst due to the rainstorm.[1][2][3] The crash resulted in "the most massive rescue effort in the state [of Vermont]’s history."[4]
It was 6:51 A.M., July 6, 1984, when the Amtrak Montrealer went flying over a washout outside Williston, Vermont. Here’s exactly what happened, leading to the most massive rescue effort in the state’s history
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This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the National Transportation Safety Board.
- ^ "Derailment of Amtrak Passenger Train No. 60, The Montrealer, on the Central Vermont Railway Near Essex Junction, Vermont, July 7, 1984" (PDF). National Transportation Safety Board. 1985.
- ^ Amtrak Safety: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate, Ninety-eighth Congress, Second Session, on Amtrak Safety--accidents. United States: U.S. Government Printing Office. July 26, 1984. pp. 31–32.
- ^ "Train Wreck Laid to Vermont Rains". The New York Times. July 9, 1984.
- ^ McCutcheon, Shaw (October 17, 2013). "Flood Derails Train outside Williston, Vermont". Yankee Magazine (September/October 2013). Retrieved August 9, 2021.