Meldrim Trestle Disaster
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Meldrim Trestle Disaster occurred at Meldrim, Georgia on June 28, 1959. Involved was a Seaboard Air Line mixed freight train that derailed over the Ogeechee River, loaded butane tank cars from the train plunged into the river below and ruptured. The resulting explosion and fire claimed nearly two dozen lives.
An ICC investigation faulted the railroad for not installing guard rails along the trestle, these undoubtedly would have helped to keep the derailed equipment on the trestle deck, minimizing the risk of a hazardous materials release.
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