What the records say
- When
- 20 Jan 1883
- Kind
- Rail accident
- Coordinates
- 35.13° N, 118.45° W
- Description
- 1883 railroad accident in California
- Deaths
- 15
- Injured
- 12
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
1883 Tehachapi train wreck
1883 railroad accident in California
The Tehachapi train wreck occurred on January 20, 1883, near Tehachapi, California, when a runaway train rolled down a slope into a curve and derailed. The accident resulted in the deaths of 15 people, including former Wisconsin congressman Charles H. Larrabee and Maria Guirado, the wife of the former California Governor John G. Downey. Governor Downey was also injured in the wreck.
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