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As published in The Tomahawk, Tehachapi, California, in 1907

Originally published in The Tomahawk, Tehachapi, California, on Friday, Jan. 18, 1907

The north bound Owl train ran into a boulder Sunday night and a serious wreck was averted by the fact that the train was moving very slow on account of the soft road bed, the only damage being to the engine which had to be replaced before the train could proceed down the mountain.

The train was delayed about two hours.
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