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Metadata
Title |
Engine 401 after being raised & refurbished (ca. 1913-1914) |
Object Name |
Photograph |
Catalog Number |
2024.FIC.0081 |
People |
Gharst, Theodore Jackson, Reason McLemore, Clifford Shaffer, Daniel L. Stevens, Carlos G. Tucker, Daniel |
Description |
A copy of an undated photograph (ca. 1913-1914) of B & O Railroad Company's engine 401 in Washington, Indiana. This was the steam locomotive involved in the Blue Hole train disaster west of Washington, Indiana on March 27, 1913 that claimed the lives of four B & O employees: Theodore Gharst, Reason Jackson, Clifford McLemore, and Daniel L. Shaffer. Extensive flooding of the West Fork of the White River weakened the supports of the Blue Hole trestle and it collapsed when crossed by Engine 401 and its trailing flatcar. The engine, flatcar, and six railroad employees fell into Blue Hole. Only two men, C. Glenn Stevens and Daniel Tucker, survived. According to the caption, this photo was taken after #401 was raised from Blue Hole and refurbished at the B & O Shops in Washington. None of the individuals in this photo are identified. |
Caption |
Engine 401 after being raised & refurbished (ca. 1913-1914) |
Search Terms |
1913 flood B & O Shops B & O Railroad Co. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Co. Blue Hole train diaster |