looking for Pocahontas passenger line info

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Ed-
I'm away from my files right now, but the ICC issued a report
on this derailment.? The cause ?? Sabotage.? Someone with
knowlege of signaling moved the switch point to route No. 4
into the middle track.? Knowing that it would shunt the signal
to display stop if the bond wires were left in tact, the culprit
rerouted them.? Strictly by recollection, but I believe the
engine was 133.?? Because the west end of the middle track
is just east of a moderate curve, it was not possible for the
engine crew to see the position of the switch points.? Taking
into account the time of night and the speed, I doubt that
that any action by the crew would have prevented a?
derailment.

What's fuzzy is the culprit.? Some say a post office worker
was arrested and tried in Portsmouth.? I've never seen
anything to verify that.
??????????????????????????????????????????????? Harry Bundy

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