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By:Thomas C. Ayers
Dates:3/3/1947 - 3/3/1947
Album Info:Here are a photo and the text from a one-page piece entitled "Death By Rail: 22 Die When A Train Jumps Curve." They were published originally in the 3 March 1947 issue of "Life" magazine, page 38. The author is not identified.
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PRR "Red Arrow" Wreck, #1 of 2, Photo, 1947
Title:  PRR "Red Arrow" Wreck, #1 of 2, Photo, 1947
Description:  Here is the photo from a one-page piece entitled "Death By Rail: 22 Die When A Train Jumps Curve." It was published originally in the 3 March 1947 issue of "Life" magazine, page 38. Implicit Caption: "Sprawling down a 150-foot embankment, the Pennsylvania Railroad's crack 'Red Arrow' lies shattered at a sharp curve in the Allegheny Mountains." Discernable in the very center of the photo is the wreckage of two PRR K-4S "Pacifics": #422 and #3771. The photographer is not identified.
Photo Date:  3/3/1947  Upload Date: 12/24/2024 10:47:20 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam,Wreck
Locomotives:  PRR 422(4-6-2) PRR 3771(4-6-2)
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PRR "Red Arrow" Wreck, #2 of 2, Text, 1947
Title:  PRR "Red Arrow" Wreck, #2 of 2, Text, 1947
Description:  Here is the text from a one-page piece entitled "Death By Rail: 22 Die When A Train Jumps Curve." It was published originally in the 3 March 1947 issue of "Life" magazine, page 38. The author is not identified.
Photo Date:  3/3/1947  Upload Date: 12/24/2024 10:48:35 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Wreck
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Views:  14   Comments: 0


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