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Close Up Photographs of Damage in the Train Yards After the Norfolk & Western Explosion

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Close up photographs showing the damage in the train yards after the Norfolk & Western Railway Co. explosion which occurred on Friday July 19th, 1974. This accident occurred after a tank car containing propane was punctured by another car, leaking…

Tags: 1974, Cars, Damage, Decatur IL, East side, Evactuation, Explosion, Herald and Review, Norfolk & Western, Photo File: Railroads, Propane, Rail Cars, Rail Yards, railroad, Railroads, Tracks, Yards