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Train Wreck, Fairland, 5 Nov 1961Tags
Fairland, Indiana, railroad, depot, trainDescription
On Sunday morning, 5 Nov 1961, Fairland residents were awakened by a 28-train car derailment in the heart of town. The 161-car freight train was en route from Indianapolis to Cincinnati on the New York Central line with 1 loaded & 160 empty cars. The journal box broke on the car that was loaded with steel scrap which led to the derailment.
Newspapers across Indiana reported the story. No one was injured, but Bertha Hasler, age 80, was quoted with her description of the loud crash as some of the train cars landed 15 feet from her house. A tool shed & utility poles were smashed. A crew of 20 with 2 wreckers had the site cleared by Monday.
Train Wreck in Fairland, Indiana, 5 Nov 1961, photographs/slides by Richard Thurston.Photograph Details
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City
Fairland, Shelby County, Indiana, USAContinent
North AmericaCollection
Richard Thurston collection