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006791

Remains of express car after DeAutremont train robbery. Mail car bombed during holdup attempt by DeAutremont brothers at Tunnel 13, Siskiyou Mountains. Known as the 'Last Great American Train Robbery';

Year or Date Range
1923
Location
G33 A 5; G40 B 2
Scan Location
Railroads\SOHS 06791 De Autrement Train Robbery Car.tif

Also under Railroads

Oct. 11, 1923, Ray, Roy, Hugh DeAutremont blew up mail car, killed four men in attempted robbery; apprehended in 1927,