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Cars lined up to see a train wreck at Lucca, N.D.


Title	Cars lined up to see a train wreck at Lucca, N.D.
Date of Original	1950-08-16
Description	A row of cars are parked along a road as people gather to look at a wrecked train in Lucca, North Dakota. Utility poles and a house are visible.
General Subject	Transportation People
Subject (LCTGM)	Men Women Crowds Automobiles Railroad accidents Railroad cars Railroad companies Railroad locomotives Railroad tracks Wooden buildings Utility poles
Organization Name	Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railroad Company Soo Line Railroad Company Northern Pacific Railroad Company
Location	Lucca (N.D.)
Decade	1950-1959
Item Number	EN-38
Format of Original	Photographic prints
Dimensions of Original	25 x 21 cm.
Notes	Title created by staff. Photographer unknown.
Biography/History	This wreck happened when an east bound Soo Line freight train collided with a west bound Northern Pacific train carrying both freight and passengers.
Bibliographic Reference	Information from the Enderlin Independent, Thursday August 17th 1950.
Repository Institution	Enderlin Historical Society and Museum, Inc.
Credit Line	Enderlin Historical Society and Museum, Inc. (EN-38)
Rights Management	Copyright status unknown.
Ordering Information	13296 55th St. SE Enderlin, ND 58027 701-437-3205 or 701-437 2953 info@enderlinmuseum.org
Grant	NHPRC SNAP Grant 2009-2010 NAR10-RC-10062-09
Digital ID	dmEN38

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