On April 9, 1955, there was a train wreck in Chelsea of a west-bound New York Central 88-car train that was heard all through town. Although there had been large train wrecks in town in 1908 and 1921, the 1955 wreck was known as the worst in Washtenaw County.
Did you see it?
What caused this 1955 wreck?
A. A semi-truck stalled on the M 52 crossing;
B. A "hot box" developed and seized up a bearing in one car;
C. Collision of eastbound and westbound trains.
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d. Ron Clark left his cell phone on the track.
Right, Ron! It was a "hot box"....Do you want to post your pictures for all to see? I'll be at the peace vigil tomorrow and could get them from you!
It was a "hot box". I have pictures that I took from on top of the Spring Plant (North American Rockwell) building.
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