Waiting on my train to crash

Railroad operations were often less than smooth affairs.

Monday, April 30, 1900, is perhaps best remembered as the day of Casey Jones’ famous wreck in Mississippi.

Three hundred and seventy-five miles away in the Hall County community of Belmont, it must have seemed like a normal day for the passengers on the Gainesville, Jefferson & Southern Railroad.

This article was published by Tales from the Rails and is republished here with permission. Click here to view the original.

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Todd DeFeo loves to travel anywhere, anytime, taking pictures and notes. An award-winning reporter, Todd revels in the experience and the fact that every place has a story to tell. He is owner of The DeFeo Groupe and also edits Express Telegraph and The Travel Trolley.