On April 19, 1940, 31 people were killed when a New York Central passenger train derailed in Little Falls, New York.

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List of rail accidents (1940–1949)#1940

• April 19 – United States – Little Falls Gulf Curve crash of 1940 – Little Falls, New York: The New York Central Lake Shore Limited, running from New York City to Chicago derails due to excessive speed on a curve resulting in the deaths of 31 and injuring nearly 140. The train had left Albany 21 minutes behind schedule and the engineer was trying to make up time.


Memorial plaque for 1940 Lakeshore Limited derailment in Little Falls, New York.