NP, RD 12/8/1862

From the Richmond Daily Dispatch
 
December 8, 1862
 
Accident on the {Richmond &} Danville Railroad
   On Saturday afternoon the material train on the Danville road, going West, ran off the track about one mile from Amelia C. H., which resulted in considerably damaging some four or five of the cars composing the train. No one was injured by the accident, but the passenger train was detained for some hours, the through passengers missing connection at Burkesville. The accident is supposed to have been caused by the spreading of the track.

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