Original 1947 AP Wirephoto showing a dramatic aerial view of a train collision near Litchfield, Illinois, where a passenger train ran through a freight train at a crossing. The wreck left multiple rail cars scattered and derailed across the tracks; according to the printed caption, the freight locomotive continued on while its tender was derailed. The image was made by Lester Linck of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Caption is printed directly on the photograph. Mounted on black archival paper and measures approximately 5¾ x 7 inches overall. Shows tape, age, handling wear and typical newsroom/archive use as pictured. This came from the archive of a Pittsburgh area newspaper. Unusual overhead view with excellent railroad disaster imagery.
