Colden Train Collision Memorial - Salamanca, NY
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N 42° 09.612 W 078° 42.846
17T E 688842 N 4670092
Memorial to two fallen train workers
Waymark Code: WMR9T8
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 05/28/2016
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This memorial is located beside the Salamanca Rail Museum in Salamanca New York.
The memorial is dedicated to Sydney T. Smith (Engineer) and David L. Varner (Brakeman) who died in a head on train collision in Colden, NY on February 6th, 1987. It also honours fellow railroad workers from the Salamanca area who also died in the line of duty.
The memorial was placed by friends and coworkers in 1988.
Disaster Date: 02/06/1987
Date of dedication: 01/01/1988
Memorial Sponsors: Friends and Fellow Employees
Disaster Type: Technological
Relevant Website: [Web Link]
Parking Coordinates: Not Listed
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