AAC-8201

"City of San Francisco" train

1939-08-13

Still image

1 photographic print: b&w.

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Folder: S.F. Transportation-Railroads-"City of San Francisco".
On back: "FROM OUR FILES. 774270---WATCH YOUR CREDIT... INTERNATIONAL NEWS PHOTOS SLUG... (CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO). CRACK STREAMLINER WRECKED IN NEVADA----RENO, NEV.... AN EXCELLENT VIEW OF THE DIESEL-POWERED STREAMLINED TRAIN "CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO" WHICH PLUNGED FROM THE RAILS IN A MOUNTAIN CANYON NORTHEAST OF RENO, CAUSING THE DEATH OF AT LEAST 20 PASSENGERS AND INJURY TO SCORES OF OTHERS. THE MODERN 11-CAR TRAIN, CAPABLE OF 100 MILES AN HOUR, WENT INTO SERVICE IN 1936 BETWEEN SAN FRANCISCO AND CHICAGO, CUTTING (AT THAT TIME) 19 HOURS FROM THE FASTEST PREVIOUS TIME. (SEE STORIES.) (E-8-13-39)-12".
Negative #7722.

brn: .b10230579

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