Derailment, November 6, 1979

Courtesy of Raleigh Fire Department

Nine cars of a Southern Railway freight train derailed between Jones and Hillsborough Streets just after 1 p.m. on November 6, 1979. One of the cars collided with the rear of the Orthopedic Service Company at 102 Glenwood Avenue, briefly burying an employee who escaped without injury.


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