Train Accident
The Ponce de Leon and Royal Palm collided on December 23, 1926 in Rockmart, Georgia. The northbound Ponce de Leon struck the Royal Palm with the result that 19 people were killed and 113 were injured, most on the Ponce de Leon.
The accident was also the subject of a song: "The Wreck of the Royal Palm" by Vernon Dalhart.
Read more about this topic: Royal Palm (train), History
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