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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1888
Page
7
I am a Band R railroad agent describing a hamlet station crossing and a night freight near disaster. A foggy crossing, drunken crew, and a near collision with a passenger train unfold as the locomotive and pilot survive by quick action and a tense, frantic escape.
A narrated incident recounts a runaway freight engine approaching a station and the hero's failed attempt to derail it using switches and a dangersignal. The engine derailed after a collision with a siding and exploded, with blame and mysterious miscommunication surrounding the event. The account notes a missing supervisor, confusion over who heard the news, and a long-standing puzzle about why the incident was not reported.
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