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Funeral Train Carried JFK to Arlington Amid Nationwide Mourning
The Kennedy funeral train passed through New Jersey toward Washington with the casket in the final car renamed Robert F. Kennedy. Crowds gathered along the route causing injuries at Elizabeth NJ, as officials warned for tighter security after a prior track accident. Eunice Kennedy Shriver and other family members greeted mourners while spectators pressed along the right of way.
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Red Harbor
Newark
John F. Kennedy
New Jersey
Philadelphia
Philadelphia _ 30th Street
Wilmington
Dehey
Grint
Fron
New York
Washington
Arlington National Cemetery
Elizabeth
Fiersons
Frank Mankiewicz
Senator Kennedy
Penn Central Railroad
Mankiewicz
Kennedy
Secret Service
Pagetine Joseph
Joe Kennedy
Ethel
Eunice Shriver
Sargent Shriver
U.S
France