Angola horror, the: the 1867 train wreck that shocked the nation and transformed american railroads
Auteur :
Vogel, Charity
Éditeur :
Cornell University Press
ISBN :
9781501732638
Date de publication :
15 oct. 2018
Dimensions :
23,5 x 15,5 x 2,2 cm
Poids :
907 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
On December 18, 1867, the Buffalo and Erie Railroad’s eastbound New York Express derailed as it approached the high truss bridge over Big Sister Creek, just east of the small settlement of Angola, New York, on the shores of Lake Erie. The last two cars of the express train were pitched completely off the tracks and plummeted into the creek bed...