Tag: trains
Thirty-Two Killed in Shriners’ Train Wreck on Southern Pacific Coast Line
Thirty-two people died horribly in the dining car after the train struck a defective switch. The following event happened in Honda, California, in 1907. 32…
Quick-Thinking Messenger Thwarts Train Robbery with Courage and a Sledgehammer
March 19, 1912 — In a remarkable display of bravery and quick thinking, an express messenger single-handedly foiled a daring robbery attempt on a Southern…
Narrow escape from instant and frightful death at the train depot
A man made a rush to board a train as it was moving away from the depot, but realizing that he could not pull it…
Man fell from between freight cars, cut in two, lived another hour
Imagine being cut in two and being conscious long enough afterwards to give out your personal information. This is what happened after a train incident…
1906 Atlantic City Train Wreck – 53 Drowned
On October 28, 1906, a West Jersey and Seashore Railroad electric train fell off a draw bridge. 53 of the roughly 88 people on the…
4 Dangerous Railroad Jobs in the 1800s
Railroad accidents were extremely common in the 1800s and early 1900s. Every day, newspapers printed lists of accidents that happened on the railroads. Most of…
