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Seconds from Disaster: Wreck of the Sunset Limited

Seconds from Disaster (2004)

Documentary, Drama | UK

National Geo | Saturday, 17 August 2019 | 14:00

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Saturday, 17 August 2019 14:00

Sunday, 9 September 2018 03:00

Saturday, 8 September 2018 09:00

Tuesday, 9 January 2018 00:00

Friday, 21 April 2017 14:00

SEASON: 1

EPISODE: 6 - Wreck of the Sunset Limited

SYNOPSIS

An express train was derailed and 47 passengers killed after an Alabama towboat captain unknowingly bumped a rail bridge in thick fog.

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