Winston-Salem, Sept. 16—Conductor W. Thomas Rowland of Charlotte was slightly hurt this morning when Southern Railway passenger train No 10 from Charlotte collided with a boxcar on the mainline in the northwestern part of the city. Captain Rowland was standing in the aisle of a car and was thrown to the floor by the impact.
The yard crew was handling a string of nine cars, placing them on the various sidings, and removing other cars. In order to get the cars in proper position, some were placed on the mainline, while others were being shunted to the sidings.
The boxcar which caused the wreck was left on the main line by a yard crew, in charge of conductor J. H. Farris. Railroad officials state it was standing on a curve and could not be seen by the engineer of the passenger train until too late.
The front of the engine of the passenger train was damaged considerably, and the boxcar was smashed in. The train was not traveling at a high speed, having already entered the city limits, and Engineer George Jones of Charlotte was in charge.
From page 7 of the Brevard News, Saturday, Sept. 18, 1926
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