Ohio Train Disasters
Ohio Train Disasters by Jane Ann Turzillo, published by Arcadia Publishing in November 2014, explores a series of tragic train accidents that have marked Ohio’s rail history. This 130-page book delves into significant incidents over nearly a century of heavy rail travel, highlighting the devastating consequences of these disasters, including fires and collisions that claimed numerous lives.
Readers will find detailed accounts of some of the most horrific train accidents in Ohio, including a catastrophic plunge into icy waters in 1876 and a deadly collision in Cuyahoga Falls in 1940. The narrative focuses on the experiences of ill-fated passengers, the bravery of trainmen, and the efforts of wrecking crews who confronted peril in the aftermath of these events. With themes of safety and history, this edition presents a comprehensive look at the impact of natural disasters on rail travel in the Midwest.
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In nearly a century of heavy rail travel in Ohio, a dozen train accidents stand out as the most horrific. In the bitter cold, just after Christmas 1876, eleven cars plunged seventy-five feet into the frigid water below. The stoves burst into flames, burning to death all who were not killed by the fall. Fires cut short the lives of forty-three people in the head-on Doodlebug collision in Cuyahoga Falls in 1940 and eleven people in a train wreck near Dresden in 1912. Author Jane Ann Turzillo unearths these red-hot stories of ill-fated passengers, heroic trainmen and the wrecking crews who faced death and destruction on Ohio’s rails.
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