The T&T Wreck of February 15th, 1915

"Tonopah Daily Bonanza" -- February 18th, 1915

Trainmen Injured On T. & T. Road

Box Cars Leave Rails And Are Followed By Engine.

The engine and two box cars of train No. 9 of the Tonopah and Tidewater railroad, coming north to Beatty, were derailed and thrown into a ditch at 7:30 o'clock Monday morning at Morrison's Spur, two miles (4.7 miles on the ROW - Ed.) south of Tecopa, Calif., and 80 miles (86.1 miles on the ROW - Ed.) south of Beatty. With the exception of Engineer "Peggy" McDonald, a Carson raised boy, and Fireman Holm, nobody was injured. The former suffered a broken leg and arm and the latter's spine was injured. The train crew which figured in the accident runs between Ludlow and Tecopa. The two box cars broke loose from the engine. The engineer started after them to couple on and when he reached them the box cars went off a curve and the engine followed. The passenger coach was not attached. The wrecker of the T. & G. road went down from Goldfield and cleared up the wreckage, reopening the line for traffic.

Courtesy of the Central Nevada Historical Society Newspaper photo by John A. McCulloch