Ann Arbor Railroad Derailment On Hill Street, August 1951
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Ann Arbor News, August 6, 1951
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Wreckage of Train Derailment: Eight of the 12 cars derailed in yesterday's Ann Arbor Railroad train wreck are shown in this picture looking west at a point just north of the Hill St. crossing. The completely overturned tank car and hopper car in back of it were the most damaged. A broken axle caused the mishap about 5:30 yesterday morning as the 82-car freight was leaving for Toledo. Total damage was estimated at $7,000 by railroad officials.
Ann Arbor News, August 6, 1951
Caption
Wreckage of Train Derailment: Eight of the 12 cars derailed in yesterday's Ann Arbor Railroad train wreck are shown in this picture looking west at a point just north of the Hill St. crossing. The completely overturned tank car and hopper car in back of it were the most damaged. A broken axle caused the mishap about 5:30 yesterday morning as the 82-car freight was leaving for Toledo. Total damage was estimated at $7,000 by railroad officials.
Year
1951
Month
August
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