Tag: trains
Posted in History
Narrow escape from instant and frightful death at the train depot
Author: StrangeAgo Published Date: July 9, 2023
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…
Posted in Culture
Man fell from between freight cars, cut in two, lived another hour
Author: StrangeAgo Published Date: July 7, 2023
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…
Posted in Tragedies
1906 Atlantic City Train Wreck – 53 Drowned
Author: StrangeAgo Published Date: July 11, 2022
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…
Posted in History
4 Dangerous Railroad Jobs in the 1800s
Author: StrangeAgo Published Date: May 30, 2017
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…