The Milwaukee Road Train Wreck in Red Wing, MN Dec 17, 1945

Long forgotten now in Red Wing, Mn! Dec. 17th, 1945. 77 yrs. ago!
Said to have been Red Wing's worst train wreck.
The Chigago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
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[@user-de1hg8cf6b]

I live in Red Wing and spend a lot of time by the train station and I never knew about this accident. Very interesting and informative. RIP to the engineer who died in the wreck. Thanks for posting this. Have a blessed day everyone

[@MrBsHiawathalandRails]

There wee several accidents along the line in the Red Wing area but this was the worst.

[@blainenodes8182]

From 1 railfan to another (75yrs old) thanks for your great walk alongs in my favorite area,red wing MN👍👍

[@MrBsHiawathalandRails]

Glad you liked it.

[@John-ze3vo]

I like Red Wing

[@StormySkyRailProductions]

Interesting video. Thank you for sharing this. Have a wonderful ret of your Friday.(Steve)

[@MrBsHiawathalandRails]

Thanks for stopping by Stormy!

[@StormySkyRailProductions]

@@MrBsHiawathalandRails Your very welcome.

[@stevenbiffoni9766]

Excellent video! The old maps news clippings really added to the video.Sorry about the loss of the engineer.
Steven Biffoni

[@MrBsHiawathalandRails]

Thanks!

[@amtrakjohn]

Thanks Mr. B for the review of this 1945 Wreck. Sorry Engr. Anderson was killed. It looked like he got by that Red, according to the papers. I guess we're fortunate the trains involved weren't passenger. The casualty count would have been far higher.

[@MrBsHiawathalandRails]

Dor sure a passenger train would have made a even worse day.

[@philipsteber3680]

The airslide covered hopper GACX 14554, is parked on the former eastbound main.

[@MrBsHiawathalandRails]

Thanks!

[@erbewayne6868]

No longer thanks to Mr Pinkeypank.

[@OgaugeTrainsplusslotCars]

Thanks for the Train wreck of December 17 history

[@MrBsHiawathalandRails]

Ye Sir!

[@jarboyjarboy6855]

Great video.

[@MrBsHiawathalandRails]

Thank you!

[@locustent]

I'd seen the photo of the wreck, but it was identified only as 1945. Thank you for researching this incident and presenting it for us. You mentioned early in the video that you'd also made a video about the 1965 wreck that occurred to the west of the depot. I looked for it in your playlist, but I couldn't find it. Would you post a link for it for me, please. My dad, and several other "civilians' aided getting some of the injured crew and passengers out of the cars that day.

[@MrBsHiawathalandRails]

I had included that in this video but I didn't go into depth about it. I'm not sure if they have the papper on that. I should look more into it. czcams.com/video/orZV1qFuhII/video.html

[@locustent]

@@MrBsHiawathalandRails Thanks for the link. I checked out the newspaper files on microfilm at the Library about the 1965 wreck this past summer. That wreck was similar to the 1945 wreck in that it also involved a train on the main line striking cars sticking-out from a siding. In that case, it was a westbound passenger train and miscellaneous freight cars that had been moving around the yard by a switch crew. Unfortunately, the crew must have had too many cars coupled-up to fit on the siding, as the locomotive of the passenger train struck it and derailed, along with a number of the coaches. A couple of the cooks in the dinning car were scalded by hot water that spilled on them, and a number of passengers were injured from being thrown into the back of the seats in front of them.
It happened on a Saturday morning and my Dad had gone downtown on some errands. We heard the emergency alert sirens go off, followed by numerous sirens of first responders. It wasn't until a couple hours later that my Dad came home and we learned that it had been a train wreck. He didn't say anything about what he had done, but when the newspapers came out there were numerous pictures, along with the story. One photo I remembered showed my Dad helping carry a stretcher as it was carried out of one of the cars.
The reason I searched the microfilm of the newspapers was to find that photo. It was archetypical of my Dad to be more than a bystander in a time of need. He had been a Staff Sergeant in the Red Wing unit of the National Guard during WWII, having joined in 1932 and serving until 1950. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to find that particular photo. I speculate that there may have been a special edition of the Daily Republican Eagle that wasn't included on the microfilm reel that the library had.

[@deeppurple3489]

Thanks that was really interesting!
They had real mean back then that were dedicated and new how to work!
Not like the young ppl today!

[@MrBsHiawathalandRails]

Thanks for watching.

[@HeinSightMidwest]

Excellent research work. Interesting, it is sad that that engineer died.

[@MrBsHiawathalandRails]

Yea, this is that sadest one I have done. Wasn't dure if I should do it.

[@TJsEpicTrainChannel]

@@MrBsHiawathalandRails History isn't always pretty.

[@John-ze3vo]

I like Red Wing