# 1939 City of San Francisco derailment

Unsolved · 1939

On August 12, 1939, the City of San Francisco train derailed outside of Harney, Nevada, United States, killing 24 and injuring 121 passengers and crew. The derailment was caused by sabotage of the tracks. Despite a manhunt, reward offers, and years of investigation by the Southern Pacific Railroad (SP), the case remains unsolved.

Original record: https://en.wikipedia.org/?curid=54241582
Case page: https://realjustice.ai/cases/1939-city-of-san-francisco-derailment-w54241582

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## Open questions

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## Unverified findings

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## Sources

1. Wikipedia record (CC BY-SA 4.0), https://en.wikipedia.org/?curid=54241582


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