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THE CHATHAM RAIL DISASTER | October 27, 1854
Baptiste Creek, Canada West
In the early morning hours of October 27, 1854, a passenger express train traveled through thick fog near Chatham in what is now Ontario, Canada. Its passengers included German immigrants hoping to begin new lives in America. But the train was running hours behind schedule, and a deadly misunderstanding awaited them on the tracks ahead.
In today's headline story on The Write Team Daily, we revisit the Chatham Rail Disaster of 1854, the immigrants whose dreams ended beside a railroad track, the desperate rescue efforts…
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