Wreck of the Sunset Limited: The 1993 Big Bayou Canot Train Wreck
Wreck of the Sunset Limited: The 1993 Big Bayou Canot Train Wreck **************** The 1993 Big Bayou Canot train wreck was the derailing of an Amtrak train on the CSXT Big Bayou Canot bridge in southwestern Alabama, United States, on September 22, 1993. Date: September 22, 1993 Location: near Mobile, Alabama , Line: CSX Transportation Operator: Amtrak Incident type: Derailment Cause: Pilot of tugboat gets lost in fog; collides with railroad bridge; rails on bridge severely kinked Killed: 47 Injured: 103 It was caused by displacement of a span and deformation of the rails when a tow of 6 heavy barges collided with the Bayou Canot Railroad bridge . To date, it is both the deadliest train wreck in Amtrak's history and the worst rail disaster in the United States. ~~~~ W illie Odom was piloting the tugboat Mau...