Ashtabula River Railroad Disaster

Quando

29 de dez. de 1876

Tipo

Acidente ferroviário

Coordenadas

41.88° N, 80.80° W

Description

1876 train wreck in Ashtabula, Ohio

Deaths

92

1876 railroad bridge collapse in Ohio

The Ashtabula River railroad disaster was caused by the collapse of a bridge over the Ashtabula River near the town of Ashtabula, Ohio, in the United States on Friday, December 29, 1876. The Pacific Express, a train of the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway, was passing over the bridge as it collapsed, falling into the icy river. All but the lead locomotive plunged into the river.

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