Aftermath of Freight Train Derailment

(Original Caption) Freight Smash-Up. Talmage, Ia.: Forty-five cars of a 66-car Burlington freight train were derailed and virtually demolished as they tumbled into the bed of the Grand River. Fire broke out and burned for nearly 20 hours. The train crew escaped injury.
(Original Caption) Freight Smash-Up. Talmage, Ia.: Forty-five cars of a 66-car Burlington freight train were derailed and virtually demolished as they tumbled into the bed of the Grand River. Fire broke out and burned for nearly 20 hours. The train crew escaped injury.
Aftermath of Freight Train Derailment
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October 20, 1949
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