From the Archives: Santa Fe Train Wreck in Lemont - July 1905
Take a glimpse into Lemont’s History courtesy of the Lemont Area Historical Society.
The Lemont Area Historical Society (LAHS) has generously offered to share photos and accompanying information with Patch readers each week, depicting people, places and things from the village’s storied past. This week, the local historical society shares a photo of a train wreck that occurred July 29, 1905, on the express route of the Santa Fe Road at Teden’s Curve near the Santa Fe Depot on River Street in Lemont. John Quinn of the Lemont Area Historical Society unearthed the following accounts of the disaster: Sante Fe Wreck "The westbound Sante Fe Limited was wrecked at this place about 11 o'clock last Saturday night. The train consisted of ten cars heavily loaded, and was running at the rate of fifty miles per hour. One man was killed…
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