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 Fascinating CD-Rom containing Norfolk & Western Railroad major accidents and derailments that occurred between 1912-1958. These are text Adobe PDF files of the original ICC accident reports. There are 49 separate reports in all. Passenger and freight trains. Derailments, head-ons and rear end collisions, and more. Certainly shows the dangers of railroading in the steam and diesel eras. These are the locations mentioned in the reports: Ohio - Union, Sardinia, Cincinnati, Peebles, Eastwood, Bennett, East Portsmouth. West Virginia - Cooper, Welch, Nippon, War Eagle, Crumpler, Ashland, Kimball, Hull, Cedar, Powhatan, White, Ada, Lick Branch, Alnwick, Wharncliffe, Bluefield, Glen Alum. Virginia - Roanoke, Bluefield, Dublin, Vaughn, fries Jct, Pembroke, Dry Branch, Swords Creek, Belspring, Rural Retreat, Bristol, Shenandoah, Lofton, Nace, Flat Top, Bedford, Windsor. North Carolina - Madison.