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To: Lonesome in Massachussets

“The conductor was given a 25-franc fine and the engine driver a 50-franc fine.”
What year did this happen? That was probably quite a bit of change back then! I’m surprised they survived-the coal car looks like it obliterated where the crew would be! (Unless they jumped off inside the station)


57 posted on 12/01/2013 7:21:52 PM PST by Frank_2001
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To: Frank_2001

22 Octobre 1895

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montparnasse_derailment


60 posted on 12/02/2013 3:29:57 AM PST by Lonesome in Massachussets (Doing the same thing and expecting different results is called software engineering.)
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