Salt Lake Telegram | 1948-12-25 | Page 1 | Train Crash Kills Engineer, 2 Hurt

Train Crash rash Kills Engineer 2 Hurt Hurl PITTSBURGH Dec 25 P f An R-An An engineer died and two crewmen were injured one injured one critically critically critically-as as asa a a. car 13 Pennsylvania railroad express express express ex ex- ex- ex press train ploughed into the wreckage of a an earlier freight ac ac- ac- ac The victim was was identified by a aP aP aP P R R spokesman as Park Vinegar Winegar Winegar Wine Wine- gar of Pittsburgh Firemen W. W L L. was reported in critical condition at the Rochester Pa hospital Brakeman P. P E E. Shuler was released after treatment Both are from Pittsburgh The express train was en route from Chicago to Pittsburgh The railroad spokesman said Five cars of a freight train had derailed on a near-by near track One of the cars hit a parked train tram and a car from the latter was pushed directly into the path of oC the oncoming express The locomotive of ot the express and the first car overturned The express train was traveling about 30 miles an hour when the accident accident accident acci acci- dent occurred