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John Lee
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In a message dated 11/1/02 8:35:15 AM Central Standard Time,
Barbiereid@a... writes:
> Might you have any information on a Burlington train wreck that happened in
> Lisle, Illinois at the Dupage river bridge? The wreck took place in what
> appears to be winter (snow on ground) in the pictures that I have that one
> of my family took at the time of the wreck. We used to live in Lisle, my
> parents bought there in mid 1930's and I don't know if I had been born yet
> when this wreck happened..I was born in 1940 and I'm guessing this happened
> about that time, give or take a few years. My Grandfather was a conductor
> on one of the lines in the Chicago area and I have some memoribila and am
> just researching it. I have a few photos of this wreck and would like to
> know some info about what happened causing it and if anyone was hurt.
> My older brother recalls there was a wreck just west of Lisle on the
> Burlington route in mid 1950's, but this is not the one I am asking about.
> I do believe the time zone is somewhere between 1930 & 1945.......
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