What the records say
- When
- 20 Dec 1917
- Kind
- Rail accident
- Coordinates
- 37.99° N, 85.71° W
- Description
- rail accident in 1917
- Deaths
- 49
Shepherdsville train wreck
Rail accident in 1917
The Shepherdsville train wreck was a fatal rail accident that killed at least 49 people when an express collided with a local train at Shepherdsville, Kentucky on December 20, 1917. It was the deadliest train wreck in Kentucky's history. Blame was chiefly attributed to negligence by the driver and flagman of the local train, though the standard signalling routines were also found to be inadequate.
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