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<DIV>Is it possible to share the photos?</DIV>
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<DIV>Rick Huddle</DIV>
<DIV>Delaware, OH</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>From:</B> <A
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, January 30, 2009 7:17
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: looking for Pocahontas
passenger line info</DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Wow, Do you know the
backstory on this? It might make an interesting article for the NWHS
magazine.</SPAN></FONT></P>
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Weeks</SPAN></FONT></P>
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NC</SPAN></FONT></P>
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href="mailto:nw-mailing-list-bounces@nwhs.org">nw-mailing-list-bounces@nwhs.org</A>
[mailto:nw-mailing-list-bounces@nwhs.org] <B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">On Behalf Of </SPAN></B>NW Mailing List<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Friday, January 30, 2009 5:24
PM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> 'NW Mailing
List'<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> RE: looking
for Pocahontas passenger line info</SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Arial color=navy
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The
wreck was caused by deliberate tampering of the switch and signals preventing
the crew from determining that their route was incorrect. Engine 133
turned over killing the engineer and the fireman (I think). (I have the
ICC accident report somewhere but it should be available on the ICC
website).</SPAN></FONT></P>
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size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Jimmy
Thompson was convicted in Ironton Ohio Common Pleas Court in 1935 of First
Degree Murder and sentenced to death. Frank Smith was convicted of
conspiracy to commit First Degree Murder and sentenced to life without parole.
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size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">My
photos show 133 on its side with the cab torn off and the tender well
smashed. While there were injuries among the passengers, no cars turned
over and there were no fatalities among them. </SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Arial color=navy
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Thompson
and Smith were found to have attempted a derailment at this location a few
times before April 20<SUP>th</SUP>, but track walkers and signal maintainers
located any trouble prior to any train movements. </SPAN></FONT></P>
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size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Gary
Rolih</SPAN></FONT></P>
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size=2><SPAN
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nw-mailing-list-bounces@nwhs.org [mailto:nw-mailing-list-bounces@nwhs.org]
<B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">On Behalf Of </SPAN></B>NW Mailing
List<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Wednesday, January
28, 2009 8:41 PM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B>
nw-mailing-list@nwhs.org<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> looking for Pocahontas passenger
line info</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Good
evening,</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I'm new to the list and
am searching for information on my great-grandfather, John Henry Myers.
He was the engineman on the Pocahontas which derailed April 21 1932 in Union,
Ohio resulting in his death. Any help would be great.
Thanks</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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