Rail accident

1894 Rock Island railroad wreck

9 Aug 1894 · 40.74° N, 96.71° W

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When
9 Aug 1894
Kind
Rail accident
Coordinates
40.74° N, 96.71° W
Description
railway incident in Nebraska, United States
Deaths
11

1894 Rock Island railroad wreck

Railway incident in Nebraska, United States

The 1894 Rock Island railroad wreck occurred when a locomotive pulling two passenger cars was derailed on August 9, 1894, in Lincoln, Nebraska, killing eleven people. There were signs that a 400-foot trestle had been purposely damaged, and it was ruled as sabotage. A local man was jailed for second degree murder, though his guilt remains in doubt. It was one of the worst cases of mass murder in the state of Nebraska.

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