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  1. 1917 Passenger Train Wreck - Photograph

    Black and white photograph of passenger train wreck on Great Northern Railroad west of Fuller (between Boulder and Basin); engineer, fireman, and dining car cook were killed; excessive speed caused the accident; September 14, 1917.

    Record Type: Photo

    Passenger train wreck in 1917 near Basin.
  2. 1917 Passenger Train Wreck - Photograph

    In 1917, curious residents of Jefferson County, Montana, along with a detachment of soldiers, investigated the wreck of the Great Northern passenger train No. 238. The smoker car was hanging off the bridge, and the boilerplate was found nearly 100 feet away on the hillside. There were rumors that the wreck had been caused by German sabotage, but an investigation revealed that the actual cause of the accident was excess speed.

    Record Type: Photo

    Train Wreck 1917

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