Remains of James W. Heflin's Automobile Which Was Struck by a Rock Island Train

Creator

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Identifier

20033014

Description

This is all that remained of the car of James W. Heflin, 61, of 5829 Wall Avenue, Fort Worth, Texas, when it burned after being dragged half a mile by a passenger train near Birdville. Heflin was killed in the in the collision. The wreckage was next to the railway track. There is a train in the stationary position on the railway track with passengers alighting to view the wreckage. A truck is working to move the wreckage out of the ditch. Published in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram morning edition, May 22, 1946.

Archival Date

1946-05-21

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-429

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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Subjects

Helfin, James W.; Accidents; Trains; Rock Island Railroad Company; Trucks; Automobiles; Wreckage