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Irish Laborers Buried Under Suburban Railroads [audio 3 minutes 15 seconds]

When commuters ride the train in the northwest suburbs of Philadelphia, most don't know they are passing within a stone's throw of a mass grave. Historians are excavating what could be the remains of more than 50 Irish laborers buried underneath the railroad. Peter Crimmins of member station WHYY in Philadelphia reports.
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