You hear about derailments pretty regularly these days but it's usually a freight train and rarely is anyone hurt. That was not the case in the 19th century when trains regularly left the rails for myriad reasons. This is the story of one of those wrecks.
Modern railroads boast some of the best safety records of any large industry in America so it's hard to think of them once being one of the most dangerous places to work as well as being dangerous for passengers.
In January 1883, the last major accident in America involving a runaway train and fatalities occurred in Tehachapi, California . This is the history of that accident.
There are no photographs of the aftermath of this wreck.
Негізгі бет Ойын-сауық The Great Tehachapi Train Wreck of 1883
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