The Wreck of the City of San Francisco

One weird thing about this once-famous train crash: no perp was ever found.

Even with this lead, from a contemporary account.

Rather reminiscent of the One-Armed Man from the 1960s TV show THE FUGITIVE.

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The One-Armed Man was in Twin Peaks. Did he cross over to a different network?

Posted by Virtual in Carnate on 07/15/20 at 07:12 AM

For me, the weirdest thing about this is that the FBI couldn't catch the psychopath(s) who murdered 24 people. The scene's being out in the countryside must make it harder. Wikipedia states that the very similar 1995 Palo Verde, Arizona derailment is also still unsolved.

Posted by Virtual in Carnate on 07/15/20 at 09:23 AM

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