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01/03/1910 Great Wellington train disaster

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The Wellington Train Disaster - White Death

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The Iron Goat Trail (Wellington Avalanche Site)

The avalanche missed the Bailets Hotel, but hit the railroad depot. Most of the passengers and crew were asleep aboard their trains. The impact threw the trains 150 feet downhill and into the Tye River valley. Ninety six people were killed, including 35 passengers, 58 Great Northern employees, and three railroad employees.
    • 1910 avalanche 

    • Aftermath