File:A Rail Car Slipped Off the Rails, Nov. 9, 1917 (a43a7dab-3036-46b1-b5e2-40c5ab92c28c).jpg

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English: A Rail Car Slipped Off the Rails, Nov. 9, 1917
Photographer
English: PL&C BOX07_LOWE 7870 Copy; NPS/Proprietors of Locks and Canals
Title
English: A Rail Car Slipped Off the Rails, Nov. 9, 1917
Description
English:

A photo showing a disabled rail car.

The car was loaded with 100 bales of cotton for the Boott Mills. This challenging section of curved track was one of many tight turns in the densely packed city. Originally sited to take advantage of waterpower before railroads came into use, each mill was eventually served by railroads to carry in raw materials and coal. This section of track and its "S" curve is still in use. Lowell NHP trolleys travel this section of track (and manage to stay on the track) on daily runs between the Visitor Center and the Boott Cotton Mills Museum.

  • Keywords: Lowell
Depicted place
English: Lowell National Historical Park, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Date Taken on 9 November 1917
Accession number
a43a7dab-3036-46b1-b5e2-40c5ab92c28c
Source
English: NPGallery
Permission
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Public domain
This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1929.
NPS Unit Code
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LOWE
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English: When Things Go Wrong
Camera location42° 38′ 53.58″ N, 71° 18′ 37.93″ W  Heading=45° Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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