1991 Event Lexington Ave IRT subway train derails at Union Square, 5 die 1990 Event 3 passengers killed and 162 injured as subway train derails in Philadelphia 1985 Event Express train derails in Ethiopia, kills at least 428 1972 Event 22-car train carrying 2,000 pilgrims derails, kills 208 in Mexico 1972 Event Passenger train derails killing 48 (Rust Stasie South Africa) 1967 Event Mount Washington cog railway train derails, kills 8 in New Hampshire 1964 Event 3 cars of a commuter train derails in South Africa killing 81 1964 Event Train from Povoa de Varzin, Portugal derails near Oporto, 94 die 1955 Event Night express train in Guadalajara derails, killing 300 1947 Event 200 die when train derails and fell into a river in Canton, China 1943 Event "Congressional Limited" train derails near Frankfort Pa, kills 79 1940 Event "Lake Shore Ltd" derails speed killing 34 near Little Falls NY 1933 Event Paris express train derails and kills 160, injures 300 (France) 1917 Event French troop train derails in French Alps killing 543 1882 Event 200 die as train derails near Tcherny, Russia 1833 Event Train derails at Hightstown, New Jersey; 2 die