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Zephyr crash — The Burlington Twin-City Zephyr passenger train crashed at the Main Street Train Station and kills three people.

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Zephyr Train Crashes at the Main Street Station

April 3, 1947 – The Burlington Twin-City Zephyr passenger train crashes at the Main Street Train Station and kills three people.

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