Coahoma,Mississippi Milepost 63.8 ICG Railroad.         
This track was abandon in 1985. The northbound train was VM4 & the southbound train was MV3. VM4 had a flat meet with MV3, but VM4 ran the meet & caused the head on collision. The head brakeman was killed & three others injured. Info contributed by Robert Tomb.
Date: 11/23/1975 Location: Coahoma, MS   Map Show Coahoma on a rail map Views: 795 Collection Of:   Fred Goff
Author:  Fred Goff
Coahoma,Mississippi Milepost 63.8 ICG Railroad.
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Robert Tomb General This incident resulted in one fatality and several cremen injured. Two brothers were involved, on as engineer on the northbound train and the other as engineer on the southbound train. 1/26/2011 9:37:21 AM
Bernie Feltman General WOW - graphic photo, Fred 1/26/2011 11:32:34 PM
Fred Goff General Bernie It was a bad one. 1/27/2011 12:36:57 AM
Chris Balducci General What is a "flat meet"? God bless. 4/10/2011 9:18:46 PM
Fred Goff General A flat meet is a meet where a train cannot leave a station or siding until the arrival of an opposing train. In this instance, the train ran his flat meet & caused a head on collision . 4/10/2011 10:08:25 PM

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