Wreck of the Old 97
The Wreck of the Old 97 was an American rail disaster involving the Southern Railway mail train officially known as the Fast Mail on September 27, 1903 while en route from Monroe, Virginia, to Spencer, North Carolina. Due to excessive speed in an attempt to maintain schedule, the train derailed at the Stillhouse Trestle near Danville, Virginia where the train careened off the side of the bridge, killing eleven on board personnel and injuring seven others. The wreck inspired a famous railroad ballad, which was the focus of a convoluted copyright lawsuit but became seminal in the genre of country music.
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Wreck of the Old 97
The Wreck of the Old 97 was an American rail disaster involving the Southern Railway mail train officially known as the Fast Mail on September 27, 1903 while en route from Monroe, Virginia, to Spencer, North Carolina. Due to excessive speed in an attempt to maintain schedule, the train derailed at the Stillhouse Trestle near Danville, Virginia where the train careened off the side of the bridge, killing eleven on board personnel and injuring seven others. The wreck inspired a famous railroad ballad, which was the focus of a convoluted copyright lawsuit but became seminal in the genre of country music.
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Der Old 97 war ein Zug der Sou ...... der Abfahrt verlassen konnte.
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L'incidente ferroviario dell'O ...... vicino a Danville in Virginia.
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Old 97とは、ファースト・メールとして公式に知られていた ...... ビル付近のスティルハウス・トレッスル橋で脱線事故を起こした。
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The Wreck of the Old 97 was an ...... in the genre of country music.
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The Wreck of Old 97 at Stillho ...... overturned, has been righted.
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Excessive speed
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United States of America
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1903-09-27
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Joseph A. Broady
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Southern Railway
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Stillhouse Trestle, Danville, Virginia
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Wreck of the Old 97
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G. B. Grayson and Henry Whitter
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Der Old 97 war ein Zug der Sou ...... ähe von Danville verunglückte.
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L'incidente ferroviario dell'O ...... vicino a Danville in Virginia.
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Old 97とは、ファースト・メールとして公式に知られていた ...... ビル付近のスティルハウス・トレッスル橋で脱線事故を起こした。
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The Wreck of the Old 97 was an ...... in the genre of country music.
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Eisenbahnunfall des Old 97 in Danville
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Incidente ferroviario dell'Old 97
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Old 97の事故
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Wreck of the Old 97
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