Ligonier Valley Rail Road Newspaper Articles
We have compiled over 1,400 newspaper articles that mention the Ligonier Valley Railroad, or related subjects. The articles were originally published starting in 1873 and our collection runs through 1995. Enjoy!
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Wednesday, March 1, 1911
Railroads Record Broken
Ligonier Valley Kills First Person in 35 Years
Latrobe, Pa., Feb. 28. (Special)
The first fatal accident on the Ligonier Valley railroad, after 35 years of continuous service, occurred today when Benjamin Fraunholtz, aged 56, of this place, was run down and almost instantly killed. Fraunholtz had walked on the tracks of the railroad during many years, but this afternoon when a passenger train approached, became confused and failed to get off the track.