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1984 Vermont train wreck
1984 Vermont train wreck
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

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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

Accident

Rainstorms

Derailment

Rescue and recovery operations

Investigation

Notes

References

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.

External links

[0-1] "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.

[2] 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.

[3] "Train Wreck Laid to Vermont Rains". The New York Times. July 9, 1984.

[Shaw-4] McCutcheon, Shaw (October 17, 2013). "Flood Derails Train outside Williston, Vermont". Yankee Magazine (September/October 2013). Retrieved August 9, 2021.

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