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The 1958 Sloatsburg Train Crash was a head-on collision by two Erie Railroad trains on August 11, 1958 at 6:59 AM. The collision occurred when the operator in the tower at Suffern failed to hold the westbound GP7 #1402 at Suffern for the eastbound four car PA1 #859 from Monroe, New York, to Hoboken, New Jersey, when he realized his error, he attempted to contact the crews via radio but was unsuccessful due to a radio dead spot. The trains impacted head just south of on killing the crew of the PA1 and injuring the crew of the GP7 who were able to jump as the train was only moving at about 20 MPH. Two passengers on the eastbound train were also killed.