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Wreck of the gold pay car tied to Lordsburg memory
A late 1890s Southern Pacific pay car in a sandstorm era wreck near Lordsburg is recalled. The incident at San Simon, Ariz involved fatalities and loss of a pay car, with recovered coins bearing a blackened coat. local crews faced delays in payroll amid the holiday nostalgia and a Christmas-themed reminiscence of life in the remote mountain cabin.
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Southern Pacific Railroad
San Francisco
Los Angeles
el Paso
New Orleans
Lordsburg
Claude Fuller
San Simon
Ariz
Kingston