Record #:

15236

Author(s):

Myers, Caron

Abstract:

An engineer's misunderstood message caused the collision of two trains near Linwood Station in Davidson County disrupting the tour of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Ordered to pull into a siding to allow passage of the show train, the engineer then pulled his freight train back onto the tracks, unaware that a second show train was following. Myers recounts the aftermath of the collision.

Source:

Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 79 Issue 5, Oct 2011, p56-58, 60, 62, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Railroad accidents--Davidson County; Wild west shows