{"id":3757,"date":"2025-12-19T21:00:15","date_gmt":"2025-12-20T01:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?p=3757"},"modified":"2025-12-19T10:42:04","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T14:42:04","slug":"the-1882-christmas-wreck-at-millboro-virginia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?p=3757","title":{"rendered":"A Christmas Morning Disaster: The 1882 Millboro, Virginia Train Wreck"},"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\/GpEHpvsXEko?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>This week Steve and Rod tell the story of a Christmas morning that ended in heartbreak instead of celebration.<\/p>\n<p>In 1882, a passenger train and a freight engine collided near Millboro, Virginia, killing six crewmen and scalding the lone surviving passenger. 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In 1882, a passenger train and a freight engine collided near Millboro, Virginia, killing six crewmen and scalding the lone surviving passenger. 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