What the records say
- When
- 27 Feb 1862
- Kind
- Rail accident
- Coordinates
- 30.42° N, 90.45° W
- Description
- fatal train collision during the Civil War
- Deaths
- 28
1862 Ponchatoula train wreck
Fatal train collision during the Civil War
The 1862 Ponchatoula train wreck was a train collision that occurred in Louisiana during the American Civil War.
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