Hot Lake, OR Train Wreck, Jun 1946
Posted August 26th, 2008 by Stu Beitler
Brakeman Killed, 50 Passengers Hurt In Train Collision
HOT LAKE, Ore., June 6 – (U.P.) -- Two Union Pacific passenger trains collided head-on in front of the Hot Lake sanitarium today, killing a brakeman and injuring six passengers.
The “Idahoanâ€, bound for Chicago, rammed the streamliner “City of Portland.†The “City of Portland†was waiting on the main line for the “Idahoan†to enter a siding, Union Pacific officials reported.
Fifty persons were “shaken up†and treated by LaGrande physicians on the scene. The Rev. J. WARD, St. Louis, Mo., Catholic priest, was taken to St. Joseph's hospital, LaGrande, for treatment.
Brakeman NED UNGER, Pendleton, Ore., of the “Idahoan,†was killed when pinned in the doorway of the cab of one of the “Idahoan's†two engines.
The Daily Register Harrisburg, Illinois 1946-06-06
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Researched and Transcribed by Stu Beitler. Thank you, Stu!
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