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July 14: Bridgeport Throws Express Train 172 a Deadly Curve

https://todayincthistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/July-14-TodayinCTHist.mp3   Whenever a train approached Bridgeport’s “Jenkins Curve,” the sharpest curve of the New Haven Railroad system, safety regulations required the engineer to slow down to 30 mph. At 3:42 in the morning of July 14, 1955, however, the driver of New Haven Railroad’s express train 172, from New York City to Boston, inexplicably continued at full speed into the curve des…
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todayincthistory.com broke the news on Tuesday, July 14, 2026.
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