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Historical Michigan Train Accident Court Transcript - Stump Lake Park

The Michigan train wreck was the worst rail disaster in both North Dakota and Great Northern Railway history. It happened on August 9, 1945.

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Civil War Prison Train Wreck Historical Marker - Explore PA History

On July 17, 1856, a trainload of 1,600 Sunday school picnickers from the St. Michael's Roman Catholic Church in Philadelphia smashed head-on into a local ...

The Day Four Trains Collided in East Thompson - Connecticut History

Thompson, Connecticut, was the site of one of the most horrific railway accidents in American history. The catastrophe claimed the lives of two railway ...

The Hammond Train Wreck of 1918 Killed Scores of Circus Performers

In 1892, when the circus was simply the Great Wallace Show, a railroad wreck resulted in 26 trained horses being killed. ... Great Circus Train ...

Powys train crash: How the 18:31 to Aberystwyth turned to tragedy

“The reason rail incidents become big news like this is because they're extremely rare events and that's a good thing," says Mr Dennis. The ...

Camp Hill Disaster Took Numerous Lives, Led to Ambler's Naming

Deep in Montgomery County lore is the July 17, 1856, Camp Hill Disaster, a tragic train collision that took 59 to 67 passengers, ...

Worst Rail Disasters in American History - WorldAtlas

The Great Train Wreck of 1918 ... On July 9, 1918, two passenger trains were traveling along the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway in ...

Great Train Disasters, Keith Eastlake, 1997 - Etsy

May include: A book cover with the title 'Great Train Disasters' in yellow. zoom image 4 of 7. May include: A black and white photo of a train ...

Train Injuries to the Public | Railroad Crossing Accident Attorneys

Train derailments are quite common. In fact, they are more common than people think. When a derailment occurs, trains can cause a great deal of damage, causing ...

IRON GOAT TRAIL: Site of the Great Wellington Train Disaster

The Iron Goat Trail near Washington State's Stevens Pass explores the tragic history of the 1910 Wellington Avalanche, which claimed 96 ...

Terribly Tired: The 2001 Great Heck Train Crash | by Max S | Medium

Driver Steve (George) Dunn was tragically killed in the accident at Great Heck on 28th February 2001.

Remembering the deadliest train accident in N.C. history

16, 1943, when two passenger trains jam-packed with hundreds of holiday travelers collided on a bone-chilling night in Robeson County. Years ...

Great Train Disasters : Kichenside, Geoffrey - Amazon UK

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Catastrophe at Custer Creek: Montana's Deadliest Train Wreck

Just after midnight on June 19, 1938, the Olympian No. 15, an elite passenger train operated by the famed Milwaukee Road, crashed into Custer Creek, ...

Railway Disasters | The Canadian Encyclopedia

However, not long thereafter, this death toll was topped when a Great Western passenger train fell through a timber suspension bridge near ...

In numbers: Europe's deadliest railway crashes - Euronews.com

Austria, Kaprun (2000). A fire in a tunnel in Austrian killed 155 people in 2000 - most of the deaths were on an ascending funicular, but some ...

Modane train crash of 1917 | Railway Disaster, Fatalities & Survivors

Modane train crash of 1917, train derailment in Modane, France, on Dec. 12, 1917, that killed more than 500 French soldiers. The French train was traveling ...

Great Northern Railway Company Wellington Disaster records

Ninety six people died--thirty-five passengers and sixty-one railroad employees-- making the Wellington avalanche one of the worst train disasters in United ...

The deadliest train crash in Washington state history - KIRO 7

On February 23, 1910, after a snow delay at the east Cascade Mountains town of Leavenworth, two Great Northern trains, the Spokane Local ...