Trains collide on Chessie line near Orleans Cross Road
A head on collision of two Chessie System trains near Orleans Cross Road West Virginia killed engineer Barbara Hopkins and injured five crewmen. Four locomotives and 15 cars derailed. Investigators offered no solid cause. Crews remained at the scene as officials aimed to reopen one track and then both.
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Panhandle
Chessie System
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Barbara Jean Hopkins
Cumberland
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G.N. Griffith
Engineer killed in train crash near West Virginia
Brunswick official recalls Barbara Jean Hopkins, a Cumberland resident and Chessie System locomotive engineer. She died when two Chessie freight trains derailed near Berkeley Springs at 5:45 a.m. on a curve after one train reportedly ran a red signal. Nineteen cars and four locomotives derailed. two locomotives were demolished. Brakeman James K. McKenzie Jr. survived, condition listed as satisfactory.
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James K. McKenzie Jr
Frostburg
Lindsey Bryar
Keyser
Morgan County War Memorial Hospital
Berkeley Springs
Charles M. Adams
Cumberland
William P. Merritt
le Vale
Robert Cavanaugh
Williamsport
Washington County Hospital
Hagerstown
McKenzie
Lloyd Lewis
Chessie
Cleveland
Brunswick
YMCA
Frank Miglio
Barbara Jean Hopkins
West Virginia
Miglio
G.N. Griffith
Lewis
Frederick Mayor cites no invitation for MLK service
Frederick Mayor Ronald N. Young said Tuesday he did not attend memorial services for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. because he received no invitation. He noted ministers forming a coalition to give blacks a voice in community affairs and that no elected officials were at the service. He emphasized limited time to attend all meetings and mentioned inviting the Rev. Willis Wilens to lunch and supporting an Affirmative Action program. He acknowledged slow progress in hiring black officers and expressed optimism about new industries raising living standards. Also, Linda M. Cowen of Eastview Frederick named to Villanova University Dean's List.
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Ronald N. Young
Martin Luther King Jr
First Missionary Baptist Church
Young
Frederick City
Dr. King
Willis Wilens
Quinn Awe Church
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