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Infrastructure failure - Transportation
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Southbound No. 4 train derails going over a switch north of Union Square; five fatalities; 200 injuries; service disrupted for 6 days; considered the worst subway accident in 63 years

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8/28/1991 12:00 AM
8/29/1991 12:00 AM
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