the head of the train "flew" a distance of beyond the coal trestle from an elevation of . Two of the crew were seriously injured, but no crewmen were killed in the wreck. An investigation by New York state police as to why the switch had been thrown resulted in no arrests. A dinner was later given in honor of the crew, who each received a plaque proclaiming them to be members of the O&W's new "Flying Diesel Corps." Each plaque was topped with a cast presentation model of their F-unit locomotive; the castings were provided by EMD. One of the freight cars involved in the accident was loaded with chocolate bars from the Nestlé plant in nearby Fulton, New York. It was said that when the younger residents of Hamilton learned of the spilled candy, they raced to collect what they could, and that as a result candy sales in the town were for some time afterward very low. See also O & W Railroad Station at Port Ben References External links Ontario and Western at Abandoned Rails Ontario and Western Railway Historical Society O&W Rail Trail - New York NYO&W Timetables and maps Former Class I railroads in the United States Defunct New Jersey railroads Defunct New York (state) railroads Defunct Pennsylvania railroads Interstate 86 (Pennsylvania–New York) Railway companies established in 1880 Railway companies disestablished in 1957 American companies disestablished in 1957 American companies established in 1880