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- Collision on the Western Extension R.R., N.B., 1872 - Accidents were frightfully common on 19th-century railroads. Crude equipment, poor signaling, and uncoordinated timekeeping all contributed to the problem. This illustration shows the aftermath of a head-on collision between two trains in the Canadian province of New Brunswick in 1872.
- 1872
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Collision on the Western Extension R.R., N.B., 1872
Accidents were frightfully common on 19th-century railroads. Crude equipment, poor signaling, and uncoordinated timekeeping all contributed to the problem. This illustration shows the aftermath of a head-on collision between two trains in the Canadian province of New Brunswick in 1872.