Monday, June 11, 2012

Locomotive that exploded in Dutch Flat, 1898

From: "Rick Porter" rick@gradecam.com

I have a photo of the wreckage of the train that exploded in Dutch Flat, CA in July of 1898. I've read an old newspaper account of the [steam locomotive boiler] explosion on the internet. The engine was Central Pacific's #1993. Do you have any information about the engine prior to the explosion. I would like to find a photo of the engine or one similar to it prior to the explosion. I've attached the photo of the wreckage.

—Rick Porter


Locomotive that exploded in Dutch Flat, 1898


Locomotive that exploded in Dutch Flat, 1898