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The Wreck of the Old 97 was an American rail disaster involving the Southern Railway mail train, officially known as the Fast Mail (train number 97), while en route from Monroe, Virginia, to Spencer, North Carolina, on September 27, 1903.
The southbound Fast Mail carried the train number of 97, and was later known by the nickname of "Old 97". One such trip made by the train, on September 27, 1903, derailed at Stillhouse Trestle in Danville, Virginia, [1] [2] [3] and was later known as the "Wreck of the Old 97", [4] [5] for which the service was most well known.
(September 27, 1903) September 27 – United States – Wreck of the Old 97, Danville, Virginia: Southbound Southern Railway passenger train No. 97, en route from Monroe, Virginia to Spencer, North Carolina, derailed at Stillhouse Trestle near Danville and plunged into the ravine below.
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