Troop Train Wreck  Contributor's Pick!       
Here is another view of the tragic sight of a troop train wreck being pulled by SOU 2-8-2 #6941. A note on back of the photo states "Southern Ry No 6941 Wreck of Troop train, Sandersville, Miss, Jan 29,1941 - 1 killed 30 injured." One online source mentions that the troop train was carrying mostly Indiana recruits to a Mississippi boot camp. Unknown photographer.
Date: 1/29/1941 Location: Sandersville, MS   Map Show Sandersville on a rail map Views: 319 Collection Of:   Gary Everhart
Locomotives: SOU 6941(2-8-2)    Author:  Gary Everhart
Troop Train Wreck
Picture Categories: RollingStock,Steam,Wreck This picture is part of album:  Southern Rwy Troop Train Wreck - 1/29/1941
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Jerry LaBoda General DOT's record reports 6941 as a 2-8-2... full report available at http://dotlibrary.specialcollection.net/Contents, look under 1941, its the first Southern wreck listed. 7/10/2017 4:10:33 PM

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