 view gallery |   Crash at Crush - Crush, Texas
in Railway Disaster Sites The collision, intended as publicity for the railroad, was planned and promoted for months in advance. The locomotives, Old No. 999 and Old No. 1001, were displayed prominently during tours throughout the state. posted by:  txoilgas location: Texas date listed: 10/19/2009 last visited: 10/19/2009 |
 view gallery | 1904 World's Fair Train Wreck - Montserrat, Missouri in Railway Disaster Sites Missouri's train wreck of the 20th century occurred in October, 1904 near Montserrat, Missouri on the Missouri Pacific Railroad. Its human tragedy has been remembered in 2001 and in the PBS video "The World's Greatest Fair." posted by:  Carpe Diem59 location: Missouri date listed: 7/5/2009 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Granville Train Disaster in Railway Disaster Sites This waymark is in front of the memorial established for the victims of the Granville Train Disaster which occurred on the 18th January 1977. The accident itself occurred about 70m from the memorial. posted by: 3l diesel location: New South Wales, Australia date listed: 7/5/2009 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Birs Bridge Collapse 1891 - Münchenstein, BL, Switzerland in Railway Disaster Sites The Munchenstein rail disaster on 14 June 1891 was historically the worst railway accident ever to affect Switzerland. posted by: fi67 location: Nordwestschweiz (AG/BL/BS), Switzerland date listed: 6/29/2009 last visited: never |
 view gallery | 1909 Pere Marquette - Holly, MI in Railway Disaster Sites A very spectacular train wreck happened at about 8:45am Monday morning, March 24, 1909. posted by: Team Farkle 7 location: Michigan date listed: 5/8/2009 last visited: never |
 view gallery | New Market Train Wreck - September 24, 1904 in Railway Disaster Sites Head-on collosion of local Train No. 15 out of Bristol and the Carolina Special No. 12 out of Chattanooga killed 64-113 people. posted by: vhasler location: Tennessee date listed: 3/29/2009 last visited: never |
 view gallery | 1904 Train Wreck - Eden, Colorado in Railway Disaster Sites On August 7, 1904 during a severe storm the bridge over Porter Creek Gulch became unstable and the train with a full load of passengers was plunged into the overflowing gulch below. posted by: condor1 location: Colorado date listed: 3/14/2009 last visited: 3/13/2009 |
 view gallery | Littleton, CO Train Derailment in Railway Disaster Sites This derailment occurred near downtown Littleton, CO on January 16, 2009. The train had tree locomotives and 68 cars. 17 of the cars tipped over and broke open and some of their cargo was spilled. posted by: Team Min Dawg location: Colorado date listed: 1/24/2009 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Ed "Doc" Rickett's Memorial - Monterey, California in Railway Disaster Sites A small memorial to Ed "Doc" Ricketts on Drake Avenue in Monterey, California. posted by: Touchstone location: California date listed: 10/16/2008 last visited: 2/9/2009 |
 view gallery | Site Of The Great East Thompson Train Wreck in Railway Disaster Sites The location of the only four train wreck in U.S. history. posted by: dremoto location: Massachusetts date listed: 9/29/2008 last visited: 7/22/2009 |
 view gallery | Derailment - Eugene Oregon in Railway Disaster Sites On July 25th 2007 12 rail cars on a Union Pacific freight train derailed at this location.
Coordinates are on the Chambers Overpass where I photographed the derailment. posted by: TheBeanTeam location: Oregon date listed: 9/26/2008 last visited: never |
 view gallery | The Mississauga Miracle in Railway Disaster Sites 218,000 people were evacuated due to the derailment that occurred here on November 10, 1979. posted by: northernpenguin location: Ontario, Canada date listed: 8/14/2008 last visited: never |
 view gallery | FM 1960 and Hardy Toll Road - Spring, TX in Railway Disaster Sites The site of a railway derailment on September 25, 2001 at 2:30 PM. posted by: ggmorton location: Texas date listed: 8/10/2008 last visited: 8/9/2008 |
 view gallery | Gasconade Disaster 1855 - Gasconade MO in Railway Disaster Sites Gasconade Disaster 1855 - Gasconade MO posted by: kJfishman location: Missouri date listed: 7/13/2008 last visited: 7/12/2008 |
 view gallery | Derailment of Amtrak Auto Train PO52-18 - Crescent City, FL in Railway Disaster Sites On April 18, 2002, an Amtrak train carrying 446 people derailed near Crescent City, Florida, USA, killing four people and injuring 142 others. posted by: Marine Biologist location: Florida date listed: 7/12/2008 last visited: 7/11/2008 |
 view gallery | KA949. The Tangiwai Disaster. Central Plateau. New Zealand. in Railway Disaster Sites The Tangiwai Disaster, the worst railway accident in New Zealand's history, occurred on Christmas Eve 1953, at a location just west of Tangiwai, 8km west of Waiouru. posted by: Punga and Paua location: New Zealand date listed: 7/5/2008 last visited: 4/1/2007 |
 view gallery | Union Pacific - Pontiac, IL in Railway Disaster Sites Ten of thirty-three cars derail on Northbound Union Pacific freight train April 23, 2008 just south of Pontiac, IL. posted by: Team Farkle 7 location: Illinois date listed: 7/1/2008 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Bere Ferrers Station Accident-1917 in Railway Disaster Sites Ten New Zealand soldiers killed by express train at Bere Ferrers Station in West Devon. posted by: Sir Lose-a-lot location: United Kingdom date listed: 5/31/2008 last visited: 11/10/2009 |
 view gallery | Bussey Bridge Collapse - Boston, MA in Railway Disaster Sites On March 14, 1887, the Bussey Bridge collapsed when under the weight of a train heading into Boston, becoming one of the worst railway disasters of its time. posted by: NorStar location: Massachusetts date listed: 4/28/2008 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Red Electric Head-On Collision - Bertha, Oregon in Railway Disaster Sites This looks like typical suburban sprawl; you would never guess what happened here nearly 90 years ago. A head-on collision between two opposing interurban trains killed 9 people on Sunday morning May 9, 1920. posted by: Bluejacket01 location: Oregon date listed: 4/16/2008 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Western Springs, IL - 1909, 1912, 1915 train wrecks in Railway Disaster Sites All 3 incidents were in approximately the same location - the 1 mile stretch between Spring Rock Park and Gilbert Avenue - and were widely reported in newspapers around the country.
posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date listed: 4/1/2008 last visited: never |
 view gallery | TTCI Train Wrecks - Pueblo, CO in Railway Disaster Sites The Transportation Technology Center, Inc., conducts train wrecks for research. The Center is unique in the world and is considered a national treasure. posted by: Bluejacket01 location: Colorado date listed: 3/20/2008 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Dugald Train Disaster - Dugald MB in Railway Disaster Sites Tragically, on Labour Day Sept. 1, 1947 at 9:44pm, a westbound train, the 6001 Minaki Campers' Special, hit a stationary train, the 6046 Eastbound Continental in the town of Dugald killing 31 people. posted by: Peter and Gloria location: Manitoba, Canada date listed: 3/15/2008 last visited: 3/14/2008 |
 view gallery | Runaway Wagon - Tebay, Cumbria UK in Railway Disaster Sites On 15th Feb 2004 a maintenance crew were working on the west coast mainline at Tebay. Without warning an unmanned trolley carrying over 15 tons of 18ft long steel rail sections came crashing into them out of the darkness. posted by: martlakes location: United Kingdom date listed: 3/11/2008 last visited: 3/15/2008 |
 view gallery | The Blue Comet, Chatsworth, NJ 1939 in Railway Disaster Sites On a very wet August night, the Blue Comet, carrying passengers from Red Bank to Atlantic City, derailed, injuring 37. posted by: 94RedRover location: New Jersey date listed: 3/2/2008 last visited: 9/17/2008 |
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