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Title
Broken car wheel on copper train
Institution
Peter White Public Library

Subject
Railroads

Subject
Railroads -- Accidents

Subject
Rock River (Mich.)

Item Number
AB01a380

Type
text

Description
A broken car wheel on a copper train on the DSS&A tore up the ties on the Rock River bridge and hurled seven cars to the ice below, completely wrecking the bridge.

Broken car wheel on copper train

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