The 1867 Train Wreck That Shocked the Nation and Transformed American Railroads
The 1867 Train Wreck That Shocked the Nation and Transformed American Railroads
Chronicles the story of the 1867 train wreck in Angola, New York, placing the event in the context of the technology, culture, and media of the time
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On December 18, 1867, the Buffalo and Erie Railroad's eastbound New York Express derailed as it approached the high truss bridge over Big Sister Creek, just east of the small settlement of Angola, New York, on the shores of Lake Erie. The last two cars of the express train were pitched completely off the tracks and plummeted into the creek bed...
