Shortly after dawn on the foggy morning of Dec.4, 1891, East Thompson Connecticut witnessed the only four train, train wreck in the history of the United States. Within a matter of minutes, two freight trains collided head on, and then a third passenger train smashed into the debris of that wreck. Unbelievably, a fourth passenger train soon arrived and slammed into debris of the three previous train collisions. Incredibly, only 2 train men were killed. One passenger was never found but believed killed in a passenger car fire. About 500 feet of burnt out, twisted wreckage and debris covered the tracks. Stunned and bewildered, the residents of East Thompson were photographed as they surveyed a frightening pile up up of smashed engines and cars.

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