<p>LIRR historian David Morrison said the Nov.&nbsp;22, 1950, train crash in Queens&nbsp;was the catalyst for the implementation of measures that &ldquo;vastly improved the safety of the railroad operation.&rdquo;</p>


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LIRR historian David Morrison said the Nov. 22, 1950, train crash in Queens was the catalyst for the implementation of measures that "vastly improved the safety of the railroad operation."

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