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![The crack passenger train, Empire Builder, bound from Seattle to Chicago, wasstruck by a tornado wea00242.jpg The crack passenger train, Empire Builder, bound from Seattle to Chicago, wasstruck by a tornado](/sites/default/files/styles/max_1300x1300/https/s3.amazonaws.com/s3-east-testmedia-noaa.woc.noaa.gov/dam/Photos/legacy/pl23_wea00242.jpg?itok=qO92oB7U)
Description
The crack passenger train, Empire Builder, bound from Seattle to Chicago, wasstruck by a tornado. The train was traveling nearly 60 miles an hour whenstruck. Only the 136-ton locomotive remained on the track.
Display Date
1931 May 27
Location
Minnesota, East of Moorhead
Collection
Weather Service
Meteorological Monsters
Tornadoes
Keywords
Monsters
Tornadoes