Original 1947 AP Wire Photo showing several wrecked cars of the Southern Pacific's New Orleans-bound Argonaut passenger train after a derailment near Ontario, California. According to the separate original caption, the train struck a broken rail at Guasti, about four miles east of Ontario, causing multiple cars to leave the track and injuring 36 people. The photograph gives a dramatic view through the wreckage, with damaged passenger cars twisted along the rail line. Measures approximately 8¼x6¼ inches. Caption is separate from the photograph. Typical newsroom/archive handling wear is present. This photo came from the archive of a Pittsburgh area newspaper.
