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,