A coal train ran away on the steep downgrade and sharp curve descending to Cliffside Steam Station. Wreckage had covered Hwy 221. Here are some of the remains.         
Date: 5/31/1986 Location: Rutherfordton, NC   Map Show Rutherfordton on a rail map Views: 107 Collection Of:   Jim Owens
Author:  Jim Owens
A coal train ran away on the steep downgrade and sharp curve descending to Cliffside Steam Station. Wreckage had covered Hwy 221. Here are some of the remains.
Picture Categories: This picture is part of album:  Seaboard System in the Carolinas, mid 1980's
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