Groseclose Wreck in Early 1920s

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That head-on at Rural Retreat occurred in the siding; both trains headed in there for their meet, one by mistake.    Both engine crews were killed when their tenders broke loose and decided to occupy their respective cabs.  The crews tried to escape out the gangways instead of jumping out of the cab windows.  

If #18 turned over at Groseclose, I doubt if excessive speed was a factor; they’d been going uphill practically all the way since Marion.
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EdKing

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Sent: Saturday, September 23, 2017 3:23 PM
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Subject: Re: Groseclose Wreck in Early 1920s

Abe

If you tell me the date could have Oct. 20, 1920 and it was a head end collision and the railroad location was Rural Retreat I may have the answer.  


There was a Head-end collision passenger trains (17?)  with # 558 and 14 with # 102 near Rural Retreat.  You will note there was another head end wreck near this location in 1918 with the 102 and a big one, Z1a 1461. 


Both the 558 and 102 were rebuilt.

J. Blackstock


  Before some weenie waves his hand and screams,  "Gottscha ! ," and tells me that No. 18 was not the Memphis Special, let me publicly acknowledge my own failure and inadequacy in this respect.   I repent of my error and I recant my grievous error.

  In the future I shall do better, think harder and longer, make no more mistakes.

  Parce mihi peccata mea.

  -- abram burnett
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