Train Wreck
| Description: |
Photograph of double train wreck at the west ende of First Street. Conductor Frank B. Conner was killed instantly, and four railway cars were demolished when a runaway railroad train turned over. A second train, sent from Indianapolis, hit a tank car later that day. Loss of traction due to wet leaves on the track was blamed for both accidents. |
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| Origin: | 1943-10-25 |
| Source: |
http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p4038coll5/id/382 |
| Collection: |
River to Rail and Lemen Collection |
| Copyright: |
Permission to reproduce this image for other than personal use must be requested from the Director of the Madison-Jefferson County Public Library. Please contact at 420 W. Main St., Madison, IN 47250 (812) 265-2744. |
| Geography: |
Indiana-Jefferson County-Indianapolis |
| Subjects: |
Railroads Railroad accidents Railroad locomotives |
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