The Tangiwai train disaster, which occurred at about 10:21 p.m. on December 24, 1953, near Tangiwai on the North Island, is New Zealand’s worst rail accident.
Rogers, Ketchum & Grosvenor of Patterson, New Jersey, built The General for $8,850. It entered service on the Western & Atlantic Railroad in January 1856.
The Virginia Passenger Rail Authority was established in 2020 to promote, sustain, and expand the availability of passenger and commuter rail services in the Commonwealth.
