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I read about this book in a short review in the most recent "Pennsylvania Magazine," and decided to get a copy. It's called "Unscheduled Stop."

 

http://www.tyronehistory.org/gift_shop.html

 

It's a short, 160-page story about an 1893 crash of a circus train in Tyrone, PA (part of the Tyrone and Clearfield Rail Road, affiliated with the PRR).

 

It was a disaster similar to the Red Arrow wreck at Gallitzin years later, only with less of a human toll.  It's a bit of a dry read, very matter of fact, but it covers the history of the area well and as railroad reading, it's entertaining.  Only has a couple of photos.

 

I don't mean this to be an advertisement, but the only place I have found it is on their website -- It seems to be unavailable through Amazon, etc.

 

Anyway, I certainly recommend it to PRR fans, circus train aficionados, etc. 

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