Seventeen cars derailed on tracks

Creator

Tony Slaughter

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Identifier

20134135

Description

Seventeen cars of a Fort Worth bound Santa Fe freight train were derailed shortly after 6 a. m. Friday on tracks paralleling the 3900 block of Old Granbury Road, south of Pafford Street. Tracks were torn up for approximately 300 yards. Railroads officials were investigating the pileup.

Archival Date

1953-05-08

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-844

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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License

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Subjects

Railroads; Accidents