The 1912 Ligonier Valley Train Crash

In July, 1912, a joyful Fourth of July outing on a mountain turned into a tragedy when a crowded passenger coach collided head-on with a massive coal train on the Wilpen Branch of the Ligonier Valley Railroad in Pennsylvania. The wooden coach was crushed between engines, killing 27 and injuring over 30, many of them young children.

This week, Steve and Rod tell the story of that crash and the haunting aftermath in the town of Ligonier.

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