Faulty Rail Blamed For C&NW Train Derailment; Eight of 91 Cars Leave Tracks

Best_Pictures_1961_12_05_1961__16.jpg

Title

Faulty Rail Blamed For C&NW Train Derailment; Eight of 91 Cars Leave Tracks

Subject

local news

Description

Workers Investigate...the best method of pulling this entanglement of freight cars apart. The derailment occurred when a rail broke on a feeder line of the Chicago and North Western at the north edge of Council Bluffs.

Creator

Nonpareil photos

Source

Daily Nonpareil December 5, 1961

Publisher

Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives

Date

1961-12-5

Format

Black and white photograph

Type

Photograph

Identifier

Best_Pictures_1961_12_05_1961__16.jpg

Coverage

Council Bluffs, Iowa

Rights

The Council Bluffs Public Library is unaware of any claim of copyright in the images in the collection. We encourage use of these materials under the fair use clause of the Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. ยง 101 et seq). The Council Bluffs Public Library has provided in the catalog records for these materials all known information regarding the photographer or other persons associated with the materials. This information is provided as a service to aid users in determining the appropriate use of an item, but that determination ultimately rests with the user.

Original Format

Photograph

Physical Dimensions

22.5 x 16 cm.