The Deadly 1940 Alamo Train Crash

by Juan Carmona and Taylor Seaver De La Fuente

On March 14, 1940, a train heading west along Highway 83 from Donna to Alamo struck a truck driver turning north from the highway onto Tower Road. The horrific crash killed twenty-nine of about forty-five farmworkers who were on the truck. A one-day investigation faulted the truck driver and led to meager court settlements for the devastated families. In the wake of these events, several of the victims' children and grandchildren became lawyers and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1467155101
• ISBN13: 9781467155106
• Release Date: February 2024
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.9" x 9.0"