Wilcox Train Robbery

Baggage car after an explosion.

Baggage car after an explosion.

Name/Title

Wilcox Train Robbery

Entry/Object ID

CT-00036

Description

Union Pacific baggage car after an explosion by dynamite which occurred during the Wilcox Train Robbery, June 2, 1899.

Photograph Details

Subject Person or Organization

Union Pacific Railroad

Subject Place

City

Wilcox

County

Albany

State/Province

Wyoming

Country

United States Of America

Continent

North America

Category

Train Robbery, Derailment/Accident/Wreck, Baggage Cars, People
Railroad, Passenger Cars, Rolling Stock

Made/Created

Date made

June 2, 1899

Time Period

1890s, 19th Century