Title: The Roscoe robbers and the sensational train wrecking of 1894
Description: Two robbers posed as passengers to flag down the train. When the engineer recognized danger, he opened the throttle and sped past. The bandits threw the spur switch and the train careened full speed off the tracks.
Subjects: California history, History, Sunland CA, Train robberies, train wrecks
Places: California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles (Calif.), Sunland (Los Angeles, Calif.), Sunland CA
Time periods: 1894, 19th century