{"id":3680,"date":"2025-10-10T20:00:50","date_gmt":"2025-10-11T00:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?p=3680"},"modified":"2025-10-04T11:13:23","modified_gmt":"2025-10-04T15:13:23","slug":"the-1912-ligonier-train-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?p=3680","title":{"rendered":"The 1912 Ligonier Valley Train Crash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ip-hdGnfzLg?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>In July, 1912, a joyful Fourth of July outing on a mountain turned into a tragedy when a crowded passenger coach collided head-on with a massive coal train on the Wilpen Branch of the Ligonier Valley Railroad in Pennsylvania. The wooden coach was crushed between engines, killing 27 and injuring over 30, many of them young children.<\/p>\n<p>This week, Steve and Rod tell the story of that crash and the haunting aftermath in the town of Ligonier.<\/p>\n<p>Be sure to subscribe to the Stories podcast if you haven\u2019t done so already.  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