FREAK SMASH ON AMERICAN RAILWAY
Keeeived Sundav, 10 p.m. SAN FK AN CISCO, Sept. 27. A freak accident derailed the- ninecarriage soutlibouiid Southern PaciiicWest Coast express early today but the enginedriver continued for a mile before ke diacovered he had lost lm train. Two employees 011 the traiu suffered cuts and bruises. The enginedriver aaid: "The fir.st I kuew anvtliing was wrong was when I looked back and saw I had no train. I baeked up about a rnile before I eaine to the wrockage. ' ' The train was travelling at .'55 miles an honr. Eailway ofticials olfered no explanation of the accident.
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Chronicle (Levin), 29 September 1947, Page 3
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