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Branchton, PA Train Wreck 1907
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Gladbrook, IA Rock Island Train Wreck, Mar 1910

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Lyndhurst, WI Train Wreck, Sept 1912

 

Ft. Wayne, IN Pennsylvania Flyer Wreck Aug 1911
 
The History Channel

Great Train Disasters DVD
GREAT TRAIN DISASTERS is a riveting, disturbing journey through the dark side of rail travel. Period reports and photographs detail the many problems that dogged railroads in their infancy, from exploding boilers to washed-out track. See stunning footage of more modern accidents and their aftermath, and explore what can be done to make trains safer with officials and experts. And hear harrowing tales of disaster from those lucky enough to survive.

 
The History Channel

The Circus Train DVD
THE CIRCUS TRAIN is a nostalgic look at a largely-vanished icon, from the specialized cars that carried the animals to the culture that grew up around the traveling circus. See how the train made it possible to do everything from set-up to take-down in a single day. Extensive footage captures the glory day of the circus trains, when they criss-crossed the nation bringing entertainment to big cities and out-of-the-way towns alike. Discover why they disappeared in 1956, and why the "Greatest Show on Earth" returned to the rails just four years later. Meet the folks who make the modern train go, and hear from veterans of the old-time traveling circuses.

 
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Train Wrecks

Trolley & Street Car Wrecks, Railroad Accidents
 

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Alabama
:: Birmingham, AL Train Wreck, Jun 1907
:: Birmingham, AL Cahaba River Bridge Train Wreck, Dec 1896  
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Bolling, AL Train Wreck, Mar 1906

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Bryan, AL Train Wreck, May 1903

:: Childersburg, AL Train Accident, Nov 1887
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Opelika, AL Train Accident, Oct 1887 

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Pratt City, AL Train Wreck, Oct 1907 

 
Arizona
:: Benson, AZ Train Wreck, Dec 1909 
:: Hot Springs Junction, AZ Train Wreck, Sept 1929  
 
Arkansas
:: Brinkley, AR Train Wreck, Nov 1908 
:: Fayetteville, AR Train Wreck, Jan 1892 
:: Hope, AR Train Wreck, Mar 1893 
 
California
:: Alameda, CA Train Wreck, Nov 1869
:: Bradley, CA Train Wreck, May 1907
:: Honda, CA Shriner's Train Wreck, May 1907
:: Lamanda Park, CA Train Wreck, May 1907
:: San Mateo, CA Train Wreck, May 1907
:: Selma, CA Train Wreck, May 1923
:: West Glendale, CA Train Wreck, May 1907
 
Colorado >>
 
Connecticut
:: Alling's Siding, CT Train Wreck, Sept 1907
:: Bridgeport, CT Train Wreck, Jun 1903  
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Forestville, CT Train Wreck, Mar 1896 

:: Harrison's Landing, CT Train Wreck, Oct 1892
:: New Haven, CT Train Wreck, Sept 1913 
:: Norwalk, CT Drawbridge Train Wreck, May 1853
:: Waterbury, CT Train Wreck, Mar 1907
:: Waterbury, CT Train Wreck, Oct 1895
:: Westport - Saugatuck, CT Train Wreck, Oct 1912
 
Delaware
:: Delmar, DE Train Wreck, Feb 1909  
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Millsboro, DE Train Accident, Dec 1917 

:: Wilmington, DE Trolley Wreck, May 1901
   
Georgia
:: Atlanta, GA Train Accident, Dec 1887
:: Atlanta, GA Train Accident, Aug 1908  
:: Atlanta, GA Train Wreck, Jun 1901
:: Chattahoochee, GA Train Wreck, Nov 1911
:: Childerburg, GA Train Accident, Nov 1887
:: McDonough, GA Train Wreck, Jun 1900
:: Popes Ferry, GA Train Wreck, Aug 1895  
:: Watkinsville, GA Train Wreck, Jan 1889  
:: West Point, GA Train Wreck, Apr 1927
 
Idaho
:: Fairview, ID Train Wreck, Nov 1917    
:: Soda Springs, ID Train Wreck, Nov 1913    
:: Weiser, ID Train Accident, Sept 1904    

 

Illinois >>
 
Indiana >>
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Iowa>>
 
Kansas
:: Burrton, KS Train Wreck, July 1922 
:: Clayton, KS Train Wreck, Sept 1910 
:: Emporia, KS Train Wreck, Sept 1897
:: Greenwood, KS Train Wreck, Jun 1901
 
Kentucky
:: Corinth, KY Train Wreck, Aug 1924 
:: Horse Cave, KY Train Wreck, Aug 1904  
:: Maysville, KY Train Wreck, May 1907 
:: Sloans Valley Station, KY Train Wreck Oct 1890
 
Louisiana
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Littlewoods, LA Train Wreck, Nov 1908

:: Vivian, LA Train Wreck, Aug 1902
 
Maryland
:: Eden, MD Train Wreck, Apr 1907
 
Massachusetts
:: Ashley Falls, MA Train Wreck, Aug 1910  
:: Bardswell's Ferry, MA Train Wreck, Apr 1886
:: Chester, MA Train Wreck, Sept 1893
:: East Brookfield, MA Train Wreck, Sept 1904
:: North Adams, MA Hoosic Tunnel Train Wreck, Feb 1912
:: Shelburne Falls, MA Train Wreck, Apr 1886  
:: West Cambridge, MA Train Wreck, Sept 1892
 
Michigan
:: Battle Creek, MI Train Wreck, Oct 1893
:: Detroit, MI Interurban Train Wreck, May 1923
:: Detroit, MI Train - Firetruck Wreck, Mar 1895
:: East Paris, MI Train Wreck, Dec 1903
:: Flint, MI Train Wreck Jun 1901
:: Jackson, MI Train Wreck, Oct 1893
:: Kalamazoo, MI Train - Trolley Wreck, May 1889
:: Riga, MI Train Wreck, Jan 1907
 
Minnesota
:: Melby, MN Train Wreck, Sept 1895 
:: Odessa, MN Train Wreck, Dec 1911
:: Thompson Station, MN Train Wreck, Oct 1891 
:: Underwood, MN Train Wreck, Feb 1906 
   
Missouri >>
 
Mississippi
:: Tupelo, MS Train Wreck, Jun 1898  
 
Montana
:: Austin, MT Train Wreck, Feb 1909 
:: Box Elder, MT Train Wreck, May 1878 
:: Columbia Falls, MT Train Wreck, Jan 1906 
:: Glendive, MT Train Wreck, Aug 1908   
:: Ingomar, MT Train Wreck, Jun 1938   
:: Miles City, MT Train Wreck 1938 
:: Myers & Rancher Train Wreck, Aug 1905 
 
Nebraska
:: Agnew, NE Street Car Accident, Aug 1910 
:: Aurora, NE Train Accident, Aug 1910 
:: Gibson, NE Train Wreck, Oct 1889 
:: Hyannis, NE Train Wreck, May 1902 
:: Kilgore, NE Train Wreck, Aug 1908 
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Lincoln, NE Train Wreck, Aug 1894 

   
Nevada
:: Blue Canyon Train Wreck, Jan 1888
:: Deeth, NV Train Wreck, Jan 1907
:: Elko, NV Train Accident, May 1910
:: Palaside, NV Train Wreck, Feb 1911
:: Reno, NV Train Derailment, May 1902
   
New Hampshire
:: Canaan, NH Train Wreck, Sept 1907 
:: Haverhill, NH Train Wreck, Mar 1908
:: York Harbor, NH Train Wreck, Apr 1900
 
New Jersey
:: Elizabeth, NJ Train Accident, Aug 1906 
:: Menlo Park, NJ Train Wreck, Oct 1902 
:: Metuchen, NJ Train Boiler Explosion, Mar 1907
:: Newark, NJ Train Accident, Jun 1872 
   
New Mexico
:: Domingo, NM Train Wreck, Jul 1923
   
New York >>
 
North Carolina
:: Hamlet, NC Train Wreck, Jul 1906  
:: Hamlet, NC Train Wreck, Jul 1911  
:: Huntersville, NC Train Wreck, Jul 1917  
:: Lumberton, NC Train Wreck, Dec 1943
:: Salisbury, NC Train Wreck, Aug 1884  
   
North Dakota
:: Grand Forks, ND Train Accident, Feb 1906
:: Lisbon, ND Train Accident, Feb 1906 
 
Ohio >>
 
Oklahoma
:: Ardmore, OK Train Wreck, May 1902 
:: El Reno, OK Train Wreck, Feb 1908
:: Ninnekah, OK Train Wreck, Dec 1912
:: Vinita, OK Train Wreck, Aug 1904
 
Oregon
:: Albany, OR Train Wreck, Aug 1897
:: Bridal Veil, OR Train Wreck, Feb 1906  
:: Hot Lake, OR Train Wreck, Jun 1946
:: The Dalles, OR Train Wreck, Feb 1890
 
Pennsylvania >>
 
Rhode Island
:: Richmond Switch, RI Train Wreck, Apr 1873 
   
South Carolina
:: Frost, SC Train Wreck, Feb 1918 
:: Charleston, SC Train Wreck, Jun 1910
:: Hartsville, SC Baggage Car Fire, Apr 1911 
:: Greenville, SC Train Wreck, Apr 1905
 
Tennessee
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Bledsoe, TN Train Wreck, Jun 1889  
:: Chattanooga, TN Train Wreck, May 1890  
:: Chattanooga, TN Train Wreck, May 1907 
:: Knoxville, TN Train Wreck, Jul 1872
:: Nashville, TN Train Wreck, May 1899 
:: Nashville, TN Train Wreck, Jul 1918 
 
Texas
:: Dothan, TX Train Wreck, May 1923  
:: Ft. Worth, TX Train Wreck, Aug 1906
:: Zephyr, TX Train Wreck, Sept 1902 
 
Utah
:: Jackson, UT Train Wreck & Explosion, Feb 1904
:: Salt Lake City, UT Train Wreck, Feb 1903
:: Shale, UT Train Wreck, Nov 1896
:: Woodside, UT Train Wreck, May 1923
 
Virginia
:: Alexandria, VA Trolley Accident, May 1907 
:: Lynchburg, VA Train Wreck, Dec 1906 
:: Patrick Springs, VA Train Wreck, Feb 1909 
:: Petersburg, VA Train Wreck, Feb 1912 
:: Richmond, VA Southern Manufacturing Fire, Firetruck-Trolley Wreck, May 1891 
:: South Boston, VA Train Wreck, Nov 1860 
 
West Virginia
:: Pleasant View, WV Train Wreck, May 1907 
 
Wisconsin >>
   
Wyoming
:: Borie, WY Train Wreck, Nov 1908 
:: Edson, WY Train Wreck, Jan 1888 
 
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