On January 13 , 1982 , a train derailed at a malfunctioning crossover switch south of the station . In attempting to restore the train to the rails , supervisors failed to notice that another car had also derailed . The other rail car slid off the track and hit a tunnel support , killing three people and injuring 25 . Coincidentally , this crash occurred about 30 minutes after Air Florida Flight 90 crashed into the nearby 14th Street Bridge during a major snowstorm
Air Florida Flight 90
Air Florida Flight 90
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