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A railway bridge collapsed over the Ashtabula River in Ohio, killing 92 people and injuring 64 others on a Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway train.
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Ashtabula River railroad disaster
1876 railroad bridge collapse in Ohio
The Ashtabula River railroad disaster was caused by the collapse of a bridge over the Ashtabula River near the town of Ashtabula, Ohio, in the United States on Friday, December 29, 1876. A train of the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway, named the Pacific Express, was…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Ashtabula River
River in Ohio, United States of America
The Ashtabula River is a river located northeast of Cleveland in Ohio. The river flows into Lake Erie at the city of Ashtabula, Ohio. It is 40 miles (64 km) in length and drains 137 square miles (350 km2).Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Ohio
U.S. state
Ohio is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Erie to the north, Pennsylvania to the east, West Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Indiana to the west, and Michigan to the northwest. Of the 50 U.S. states, it is the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway
Railway in the United States
The Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway, established in 1833, and sometimes referred to as the Lake Shore, was a major part of the New York Central Railroad's Water Level Route from Buffalo, New York, to Chicago, Illinois, primarily along the south shore of Lake Erie and…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)