In May 1988 a Conrail train derailed on the interstate steel switch located around M.P. 16.0. The line was being single tracked here at the time and there were no signals in service. I believe the switch was improperly lined at this location. Does anyone have any info on this wreck. Just curious.
While I'm not entirely familliar with the Trenton line, I believe this is the incident you're looking for-
May 11, 1988 at 2:40am train SEPY led by CR 6561 plus 2 was hauling 16x19 (3,410 tons) travelling 40mph on #2 track at MP15.7. Vandalism by way of either a switch thrown, or an object placed on the track caused the derailment. $138,300 equipment and $47,500 track damage.