Rural Retreat Wreck, 10-20-1920 - 105th Anniversary

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This answers my question very clearly. Thanks Mr Burnett. 

Matt Goodman
Columbus, Ohio

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On Oct 22, 2025, at 9:44 PM, NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:


For Herr Comrade Goodmann and any others who are interested in what caused this wreck, the ICC report is attached.

The ICC report contains the objective facts.  As to why 14's Engineman decided to "head in" on the passing siding, reading minds is never an easy task.

When I hired (1964,)  men who remembered this wreck were still working.  I asked some of them about it.  Some of them thought that, for some weeks prior to the wreck, the Train Orders put 14 in-the-hole for its meet with 37 at Rural Retreat... but today it was different.  

-- abram burnett
Rapporteur Especiale de le Turnip Patch
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<N&W_Rural Retreat Collision 14 and 37_10-20-1920_ICC Report.pdf>
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