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Train Collision at Port Washington Kills 2, Injures 10
A Long Island passenger train crashed into a switch engine outside Port Washington station, killing engineer Daniel Awalta and conductor Joseph Hulser and injuring ten passengers seriously. Switch engine engineer HM Wakefield described stopping for a clear signal before the collision.
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Jersey Central
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Daniel Awalta
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