1908
118 years ago
AccidentUnited StatesSensitive Content
Cannonball Express Derailment
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Dodge City, Kansas
September 19, 1908
Summary
A passenger train derails near Dodge City, Kansas, injuring several.
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On September 19, 1908, the Cannonball Express of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway derailed due to a washout, highlighting early 20th-century track maintenance challenges in the American plains. Though fatalities were avoided, the incident prompted improved bridge inspections across the network.
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Quick Facts
- Date
- September 19, 1908
- Event Type
- Accident
- Country
- United States
- Years Ago
- 118
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