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Engineering Tragedy The Ashtabula Train Disaster (2022)

Movie"On December 29 1876 during a raging blizzard the Ashtabula train disaster and bridge collapse was the worst train disaster of the 19th century claiming the lives of 97 people"
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Engineering Tragedy The Ashtabula Train Disaster
The Ashtabula train disaster and bridge collapse was the worst train disaster of the 19th century claiming the lives of 97 people The engineering and structural failures that caused the collapse of a bridge that stood for over a decade also took down the most luxurious train of the day The Pacific Express 5 The accident happened in Ashtabula Ohio on December 29 1876 during a raging blizzard sending the luxury train crashing 70feet into a river gorge and costing the lives of 97 people The disaster shocked the nation yet its a story thats been lost in the pages of history In a strange twist of fate and intrigue the bridge disaster also became the backdrop to the still unsolved murder of Charles Collins the railroads chief engineer It also contributed to the eventual suicide of millionaire Amasa Stone the president of the railroad and the designer and builder of the bridge
DirectorLen Brown

Movie Details

On Digital & Streaming:December 20th, 2022
Original Language:English
Production Companies:Beacon Productions LLC