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Nickel Plate wreck at Edwardsville, IL (at LeClaire) Feb. 20, 1942

--- photo location is just south of the Illinois Terminal electric line crossing (looking north).

Nickel Plate wreck at New Douglas, IL       Dec. 6, 1956
      --- Head on collision between #49 and #98 near east end of New Douglas siding. Train #49
   should have approached siding prepared for meet with #98 but approached at speed finding #98
   waiting on mainline. Eastbound #98 had direction right over #49 and #49 had right over #98 as
   far west as New Douglas by train order. This train order right of #49 ended at the east switch.

Nickel Plate wreck at/near Ramsey, IL --- early 1960's
--- Rear end collision (??); no details (all photos out of focus)

Illinois Terminal wreck near Madison, IL --- about 1960
--- Derailment involving cars only; no details

Wabash wreck at Mt. Olive, IL --- late 1950's (??)
--- Derailment involving cars only; no details

New York Central wreck approx. 12-15 miles east of St.Louis, MO --- 1965
--- Derailment involving cars only; no details

Illinois Terminal wreck in the LeClaire area of Edwardsville, IL --- early 1960's (??)
--- Derailment of cars only near the Madison Ave / Franklin Ave crossing

0-6-0 switcher that worked the Granite City Steel coke plant through
at least the late 1950's.

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