The Doodlebug Train Disaster was one of the worst railroad accidents in the State of Ohio. A self-propelled passenger car had collided head on with a freight train in Cuyahoga Falls on July 31, 1940. Upon impact, the Doodlebug's gasoline fuel tank was punctured causing the passenger car to instantly burst into flames. While some of the 43 passengers were killed from the impact, most perished in the raging inferno. In this video we explain what caused this horrific accident.
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Sources used in this video:
Cuyahoga Falls Historical Society:
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Pennsylvania Railroad Technical & Historical Society:
www.prrths.org/
Interstate Commerce Commission Investigation No. 2240:
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