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Milwaukee Road Train Wreck
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The remains of the Milwaukee Road railroad engine of the Portage to Madison passenger train, which exploded and derailed south of Arlington in Columbia County. The fireman was killed instantly and the engineer seriously injured.
January 11, 1948
Vinje, Arthur M., 1888-1972 (photographer)
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