The Meldrim trestle disaster occurred at Meldrim, Georgia, on June 28, 1959. Involved was a Seaboard Air Line mixed freight train that derailed over the Ogeechee River. Loaded LPGtank cars from the train plunged into the river below and ruptured. The resulting explosion and fire killed 23 people--including entire families and a woman who was eight months pregnant--who were at the river that day as it was a popular area to swim and picnic at.[1][2]
Meldrim trestle disaster
Date
June 28, 1959
Also known as
Freight train derailment & fire
Casualties
23 + unborn child
The derailment was caused by the movement of rails on the trestle due to heat-related expansion, resulting in wheels of one car dropping between the rails.[1]
An ICC investigation faulted the railroad for not installing guard rails along the trestle, which might have helped to keep the derailed equipment on the trestle deck, minimizing the risk of a hazardous materials release.[1]
Killed were the following:
Jimmy Anderson
Elizabeth Dixon Barnes
Ted Barnes
Julian Beasley
Linda Beasley
Reba Lamb Beasley
Michael Bland
Charles Carpenter
Billy Dent
Joan Dent
Frank Dixon
Edna Dixon
Barbara Hales
Claudia Johnson
L.B. Lamb
Terry Lane
Elbie Lane
Florence Lane
Leslie Lee
James Smith
Margie Hales Smith
Timothy Smith
Wayne Smith
Referencesedit
^ abc. Meldrim.com. Interstate Commerce Commission. Archived from the original on 2009-07-01. Retrieved 14 September 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^Komanecky, DeAnn. "Meldrim's saddest day". Savannah Morning News. from the original on 2024-01-19. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
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