Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 288, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 December 1915 — Passenger Engine Runs From Lowell With Broken Wheel. [ARTICLE]

Passenger Engine Runs From Lowell With Broken Wheel.

When passenger brain here at 7:31, was found upon arrival in Rensselaer to have a broken, wheel, one of the rear wheels of a truck having lost its tire. The wehel had been held free from the rail by the fronit wheel of the truck. An effort was made to back the train here in order to take siding and the broken ‘wheel gave down and the engine was derailed. Another engine was procured from Monon but it was without the steam heat appliances and another ■change had to be made at Monon. It was several hours before the engine wtas righted ,but the train was taken out on the sidetrack and only about two hours delayed.