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The Time Saboteurs Derailed a Western & Atlantic Train

April 16, 2025 The Turntable
On a November evening in 1891, tragedy struck when a Western & Atlantic passenger train was derailed between Atlanta and Smyrna, and sabotage was likely to blame for the wreck.

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A Look Back: Engineer Killed in 1923 Kennesaw Derailment

April 7, 2025 The Turntable
Shortly before Christmas in 1923, the Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway’s southbound Dixie Limited passenger train derailed after passing the station in Kennesaw, Georgia.

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