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Train wreck on Milwaukee Road Arrow near Marion Iowa April 2 1959
The eastbound Arrow No 20 on the Chicago to Omaha route derailed near Atkins in Benton County while 16 miles from Marion. The crash toppled two cars and damaged 1,600 feet of track, injuring 11 passengers, including baggage man Donald Boyle and conductor Henry Hartung. Ambulances and St Luke’s Hospital Cedar Rapids treated victims as nurses and interns from the hospital aided. A new crew arrived to help at the scene.
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Maine
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