1943 Frankford Junction train wreck

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3600 Castor Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19134, USA

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N40° 0' 6.48" W75° 6' 2.16"   (40.0018, -75.1006) Start navigation »

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The Frankford Junction train wreck occurred on September 6, 1943, when Pennsylvania Railroad's premier train, the Congressional Limited, crashed at Frankford Junction in the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the United States, killing 79 people and injuring 117 others.

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