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A bit more history about that very fateful rail line. It was only about 8 miles of track from Wawa to Chadds Ford.
in the map below, you see the red line. It is the path of the old rails. The rails are still there in the weeds and I farm the land near them.
Right where the red line crosses Ring Road is where artist and illustrator N.C. Wyeth was killed along with his grandson in 1945. He crossed the tracks without looking or some say his car stalled. The train killed both of them on impact and pushed the car a few hundred yards down the tracks. The property I farm is just below the red line. The residents of the farm heard the brakeman jamb on the brakes, but far too late.
in the map below, you see the red line. It is the path of the old rails. The rails are still there in the weeds and I farm the land near them.
Right where the red line crosses Ring Road is where artist and illustrator N.C. Wyeth was killed along with his grandson in 1945. He crossed the tracks without looking or some say his car stalled. The train killed both of them on impact and pushed the car a few hundred yards down the tracks. The property I farm is just below the red line. The residents of the farm heard the brakeman jamb on the brakes, but far too late.