July 9, 2006
The Great Train Wreck
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The Great Train Wreck of 1918 occurred in Nashville, Tennessee, when two passenger trains collided head-on. The crash killed 101 people and injured 171, making it one of the most deadly rail accidents in US history. Many of the victims were laborers from Arkansas and Memphis traveling to work at a gunpowder plant outside of Nashville. What caused the collision?
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