This is a list of rail accidents from 1940 to 1949. 1940 January 29 – Japan – At Ajikawaguchi Station in Osaka, a crowded commuter train crashes into gasoline tank cars, and burns; about 181 passengers die, and different sources give the number injured as 82, 92, 100, or 669. February 4 – United Kingdom – A train runs into a landslip at Watford Tunnel, Hertfordshire and is derailed. One person dies, six are injured. late February – Mexico – An express en route to the United States collides with a freight train at Querétaro, results in the deaths of 20 people. March 4 – Japan – In Yamagata Prefecture, a train emerges from a tunnel onto a bridge that has been destroyed by an avalanche. The locomotive and leading cars fall , results in the deaths of 37 people. March 5 – Finland – During the Winter War, children are being evacuated to neutral Sweden. At Iitala, near Tampere, during a blizzard, an evacuation train on the Helsinki-to-Tornio line collides head-on with a train that overran signals, and catches fire. Of the 21 people dead, 16 are children (including three from one family) and two are mothers. March 12 – Finland – Turenki rail accident – Turenki: A troop train and a freight train collide after being let on the same piece of track by mistake, leaving 39 people dead and 69 injured. This is still the worst train accident in Finland's history. March 14 – United States – Alamo, Texas: An oncoming train collides with a truck carrying more than 40 agricultural workers, results in the deaths of 34 people ranging in ages from ten to 48. The collision at the railroad crossing on Tower Road resulted in the most deaths on a Texas highway in the 20th century. A historical marker has been added to commemorate the passing of the great agricultural workers as well as a gathering during this time yearly. March 17 – Yugoslavia – A train on the line connecting Karlovac (now in Croatia) and Ljubljana (now in Slovenia) is derailed by a landslide between Ozalj and nearby Zaluka (both now in Croatia); 20 die. April 19 – United States – Little Falls Gulf Curve crash of 1940 – Little Falls, New York: The New York Central Lake Shore Limited, running from New York City to Chicago derails due to excessive speed on a