The Wynkoops, like many other families, were not immune to train wrecks and disasters. Here you will find a variety of stories about these events, some of them more horrendous than others. I will be updating this page as more information becomes available.

Railroad Accident, A Heavily Loaded Train Goes Through a Rotten Bridge.
     From the Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Thursday, 3 September, 1875, p. 3.

Train Wreck near Tamaqua, Pennsylvania.
     Thursday, August 2, 1877.

The Glen's Falls Train Wreck.
     Monday, October 22, 1883.

Seven Dead in a Wreck. Shamokin Express Crashes into Empty Coal Train.
     From the New York Times, Tuesday, 25 October, 1892, p. 1.

The Vineyard Station Horror.
     Sunday Evening, July 13th, 1913, Los Angeles, California.

The Death of A. R. Wyncoop of Clymer, Pa., August, 1915.
     Indiana County, Pa.

The Guadalajara-Mexico City Train Massacre.
     Saturday, January 9, 1926.

Edward Wynkoop, Jr.
    From The Trail, Monday July 19, 1926: Volume 19, Page 23.