My father, Bailey P. Rose, worked for the Southern in the 40s and 50s, out of Ludlow,Ky. Between 1945 and 1948 Dad had an accident where he fell from the top of a rail car and hit his head on a side railing. It was in the newspapers, and I remember seeing a copy of it, even thought I was only 3-5 years old. I am searching for a copy of this incident. Any help will be greatly appreciated.

-- Pat Gordon (Greener57@aol.com), April 10, 1999

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My gggrandfather worked for Southern Railway in Spencer, NC in 1911 and also had a fatal accident where he was working in the machine shop there, underneath engine wheels suspended by a crane when the crane snapped, dropping the tons of metal down on him. I found his obit detailing this accident in my local newspaper. Check your newspaper microfiche/film on or about the date of his death at your local public library and you should be able to find it, I found this one fairly easily.

-- Robin Bryson (noelrobn@bellsouth.net), January 24, 2001.