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Here's and interesting tidbit of Louisiana history.
Posted on 3/18/19 at 8:25 pm
Posted on 3/18/19 at 8:25 pm
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This happened near Lettsworth, LA, in 1951.
This happened near Lettsworth, LA, in 1951.
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Marines piled out of the wreckage and gave first aid to injured passengers of the New Orleans bound Southern Belle, as well as to their own. Rescue workers had to hack a road through the swamp to the wreck.
A marine lieutenant from Rhode Island, who would not identify himself, said he was trapped in a car and the and the burning oil was about to engulf him.
"About 50 of my men picked up a section of rail that had been broken loose and enlarged a little hole in the side of the car until it was big enough for me to crawl through," he said.
This post was edited on 3/18/19 at 9:02 pm
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Posted on 3/18/19 at 8:27 pm to Tchefuncte Tiger
My dad and my brother both used to work for the Kansas City Southern
Posted on 3/18/19 at 8:27 pm to Tchefuncte Tiger
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AUBREY STEARS, JR., 9, of Lettsworth, became an indirect victim of the wreck. A car hit him and his pony while they were galloping to see the wreck. Both the boy and the pony were killed.
Posted on 3/18/19 at 8:29 pm to Tchefuncte Tiger
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This happened near Lettsworth, LA, in 1951.
In 1951, there was a train wreck in Louisiana. In 2019, Louisiana is a train wreck.
This post was edited on 3/18/19 at 9:48 pm
Posted on 3/18/19 at 8:30 pm to soccerfüt
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pony were killed.
Posted on 3/18/19 at 8:35 pm to Pedro
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Because I knew I should
Because I knew I should
Posted on 3/18/19 at 8:38 pm to Tchefuncte Tiger
Interesting article. How bad must it suck to be headed out to a war in Korea and end up in a damn train wreck on the way there. Bet they put survivors on another train and offf to Korea, too.
Posted on 3/18/19 at 8:41 pm to Spankum
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How bad must it suck to be headed out to a war in Korea and end up in a damn train wreck on the way there. Bet they put survivors on another train and offf to Korea, too.
Has to be more stressful than losing your wallet, keys, phone or having your phone battery go dead... And don't you EVEN talk about cracking the screen!!
Posted on 3/18/19 at 8:51 pm to Tchefuncte Tiger
>35k posts and you can't include a quote?
Posted on 3/18/19 at 8:53 pm to soccerfüt
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AUBREY STEARS, JR., 9, of Lettsworth, became an indirect victim of the wreck.
If Aubrey were still alive today he’d be an old man.
Posted on 3/18/19 at 8:55 pm to soccerfüt
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Both the boy and the pony were killed.
The pony was named Tony.
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