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Bobby OgageOGR Forum Member

Speedrail wreck of 9-2-50 in Milwaukee. An NMRA fan trip on Labor Day of 1950 lead to 10 deaths and many injuries. The resulting claims and loss of ridership put the company in a downward spiral. All service ended on June 30, 1951.

Lightweight Articulateds 39 & 40, were running behind schedule towards Milwaukee. Heavyweights 1192-1193 were running out of Milwaukee. Around 9:45 a.m. the trains collided just south of National Ave. in Greenfield, approximately where the on ramp for I-894 from National Ave. is today. The impact resulted in the lead Hheavyweight 1192 telescoping into leading Car 39 and splitting it apart for 2/3rds of its length.

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