Railroad Accident
| Description: |
On April 17, 1913, the Madison-Courier reported, John Yunker, an engineman of Jeffersonville, was instantly killed when a passenger train on the Louisville division, Pennsylvania system, sideswiped a freight waiting on a switch in the suburb. The wreck took place at Indianapolis and it was attributed to the inexperience of the fireman on the freight train. |
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| Origin: | 1913-04-17 |
| Source: |
http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p4038coll5/id/398 |
| 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 Jefferson County Historical Society. Please contact at 615 W. First St., Madison, IN 47250 (812) 265-2335; 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-Marion County-Indianapolis |
| Subjects: |
Railroad accidents Pennsylvania Railroad Indianapolis Railroads Railroad locomotives |
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