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On June 25, 1915, the Blue Mountain Express, bound for Hagerstown, Maryland, hit a Baltimore Limited traveling east from Hagerstown on the railroad bridge west of Thurmont. The reason for the wreck is believed to have been a problem with the telegraph lines so that information about the trains on the tracks didn’t reach the dispatcher in time.

The impact crumpled some cars and knocked others off the High Bridge over Owens Creek into the ravine 100 feet below. Six people died in the wreck, and 12 people were severely injured.

This picture shows the Blue Mountain Express on the High Bridge after the crash. The Baltimore Limited had already been removed by this time.

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Post AI Retouching