The Saturday, April 28, 1973 Roseville Railyard Explosion...
Remember...that faithful Saturday morning of April 28th 1973 when the munitions somehow got set off in the Roseville Railyard?
And Governor Ronald Reagan declared a state of emergency in response to the situation.
Recall what you were doing?
And the Amtrak San Francisco Zephyr got detoured through the Feather River Route then. Know the specifics of these detours?
Wasn't there a lawsuit filed by the State of California against the Southern Pacific Railroad because of the damages caused by this explosion?
There is an interesting video about this incident on the that is linked online and can be viewed below on the following link:
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