The Great Nashville Train Wreck

Trainwreck On Tues., July 9, 1918, shortly past 7:15 a.m., two trains pulled by steam locomotives and traveling 50 mph collided head-on at Dutchman's Curve near White Bridge Road in Belle Meade.

My mother related the story to me as told by her father who was an NC&StL railroad foreman. His name was Grover C. Bramlett.  Most of his crew called him "Cap'n"  He was present in this picture, but I have yet to pick him out.  It was a horrible tragedy and he worked hours helping to rescue people at the scene. My mother was just 2 at the time this happened, but she recalled her father speaking about the wreck many times.  I almost can feel the horrible feeling he must have had. Unfortunately, my grandfather died when I was 5 so I never got to hear the story first hand. 
Pat Oglesby
Nashville

Click Here for the full story from a 1998 Tennessean Article

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