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Date
Town Mile
Engine
Description

3/19/1928
Lake George 194
180
This was not a derailment. Investigation develops that air went into

emergency, breaking sills on CGW car 50092, beet pulp, due to

exceptionally heavy load, long car, draft sills weak, load got to springing in

the center, splitting the sills, undoubtedly breaking train line.

3/20/1928
Millersville 232
185
This derailment caused on account of broken wheel on C&NW car 55198,

rye, resulting in derailment of it. This car was over-loaded 16,800 lbs. It

was necessary to transfer car. This derailment occurred on the main line.

Investigation develops that this was a new break. It was a cast iron wheel,

manufactured by the American Car Foundry Feb. 23, 1917 for the C&NW

Railway; wheel No. 161170

3/24/1928
Ithaca 138
152

4/17/1928
Azalia 27
156
Derailment - bad switch frog

4/18/1928
Dundee 23
DT&I 308
CB&Q car 115684 derailed, DT&I kicked car and over ran derail on transfer

track.

4/20/1928
Chilson 65
190
Broken flange on C&NW car 137373

4/30/1928
Owosso 107
102

5/8/1928
Owosso 107
193

5/9/1928
Lake George 194
200

5/13/1928
Ferry 44
193
Derailment caused by side rods that were removed from engine 192 by

machinist, being left to close to passing track rail. A low truck side with a

long bolt in it caught the side rod dragging it over the wheel of C&O 51914,

derailing it; also C&O 78949 both cars with coal.

6/7/1928
Durand 96
111
GT engine 7485, shovel cut of cars into side train No. 51 as train passing

over DGH&M crossing, damaging coach and parlor car.

6/11/1928
Howell 74
180
CN 424985 caught fire

6/11/1928
Clare 179
PM 1111
Struck motor car in interlocking plant

6/16/1928
Lakeland 62
156
This derailment occurred when crew of No. 63 was making delivery to the

Grand Trunk, rails spreaded cars PRR 750431 and 291927 sand, derailed.

6/18/1928
Boat landing 292
162
DL&W 40046 missing center pin, damaging LV 77509, empty, DT&I 10463

6/26/1928
Clare 179
154
Derailed by derail device

7/2/1928
Vernon 99
192
Built up on pilot wheels, curve rail worn and poor surface of track.

7/15/1928
Milan 31
156

7/21/1928
Carland 116
152
Derailment from rails turning over

8/7/1928
Ann arbor 45
104

8/11/1928
North star 136
154
Defective wheel PRR 567461 empty

8/26/1928
Ashley 128
180

8/31/1928
Azalia 27
159
OWRN car 14938 empty, brake beam fulcrum breaking

9/18/1928
Boat landing 292
161
Personnel injury, tank car SOWX 15 alignment on Wabash ferry.

9/20/1928
Milan 31
191
Main line spring frog shifting ahead

10/16/1928
Ferry 44
182
Derailment of Wabash 72240 mdse to AA 11216 and Wabash 2003 mds to

AA 11075

10/26/1928
Lake 286
185
Arch bar breaking PRR 822398, sand, Soo line 35980, empty car and

caboose No. 4

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