Today's the 100th Anniversary of the Deadliest Railway Accident in American History

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jordon412

33 Year Old Railfan

• Jul 10, 2018

• #1

Link about it on History Channel's website: https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/trains-collide-outside-nashville
Link to Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Train_Wreck_of_1918

 

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cascaderailroad

New member

• Jul 10, 2018

• #2

The wreck of the Shakamaxon was also a horrid one

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Train_Wreck_of_1856

 

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teddytoot

Ancient Trainzer

• Jul 10, 2018

• #3

A macabre but interesting subject . I wonder what has been the world's most terrible train disaster in terms of deaths. Here in Britain the Quintinshill disaster of 1915 was the worst with over 225 people killed.

EDIT: I've just found this link.

 

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rjhowie

Active member

• Jul 10, 2018

• #4

Very sad and tragic item from rail history. While I would add that here in Scotland near the famous Gretna Green (for runaway marriages history) 226 killed and 246 injured in the .Quintinshill rail disaster 1915. It included some bodies unreconisable and some buried in a mass grave.