1928 Times Square derailment
NEW YORK CITY SUBWAY DERAILMENT
1928 Times Square subway derailment; Times Square derailment; 1928 Times Square crash; Times Square crash
During the evening rush hour on August 24, 1928, an express subway train derailed immediately after leaving the Times Square station on the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line. Sixteen people were killed at the scene, two died later, and about 100 were injured.