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The late appalling accident on the Hudson River Railway is an illustration of this, as it was a combination of all three of the above principal causes. The primary cause was the breaking of the axle under the oil-car. According to the evidence of Mr. Toucey, Superintendent of the Railway, broken axles have been known to run 20 miles before being discovered, “the frozen ground keeping it up; in this case it evidently dropped through the bridge.”
The late appalling accident on the Hudson River Railway is an illustration of this, as it was a combination of all three of the above principal causes. The primary cause was the breaking of the axle under the oil-car. According to the evidence of Mr. Toucey, Superintendent of the Railway, broken axles have been known to run 20 miles before being discovered, “the frozen ground keeping it up; in this case it evidently dropped through the bridge.”
Accidents to Railway Structures
Clarke, Thomas C. (author)
Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers ; 1 ; 323-328
2021-01-01
61872-01-01 pages
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