Train disasters were significant events in the 19th through the early 20th centuries. Before the widespread development of automobiles, trucks, and aircraft, trains were the dominant way of moving both passengers and freight long distances within the U.S.
One of our evergreen stories, which we republish periodically, is about a train disaster in Powder Springs.
Here’s the text of an article about another disaster, this one occurring in Mableton. It was reported in the December 24, 1885, issue of the News and Farmer, published in Louisville, GA, in Jefferson County, and retrieved from Georgia Historic Newspapers.
A Frightful Collision
Thirteen Persons Killed and a Large Number Wounded…