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ID: 1637 ~ Source: Image courtesy of the Texas Collection, Baylor University ~ Creator: E. C. Blomeyer
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Soldiers and military life became a regular part of everyday happenings in Waco following Camp MacArthur’s construction in 1917. Noted photographer E. C. Blomeyer took this photograph showing Wacoans inspecting the aftermath of the accident.

This file appears in: Camp MacArthur Troop Train Derailment

By Geoff Hunt
On June 18, 1918, a troop train carrying soldiers from Camp MacArthur’s 80th Field Artillery left East Waco and traveled eastward on the Cotton Belt line, heading toward a southern training camp. After traveling for fifteen minutes (about seven…