Thanks to the superintendent of the Cold Spring Shops, I'm reminded of an unfortunate anniversary, and my note here is two days late.
On 10 November 1975, S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald, a Great Lakes ore carrying vessel, was lost on Lake Superior, after having departed a loading dock owned by the Burlington Northern Railroad. She was loaded with ~26,000 tons of taconite ore pellets for use in the smelters serving Detroit and the automobile industry.
Twenty-nine men were lost as a result of her sinking. Popular culture knows of this accident due to a 1976 song written and performed by the Canadian singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot.
For a tremendous amount of information related to the loss of Edmund Fitzgerald, see SS Edmund Fitzgerald Online.
Posted by Country Pundit at November 12, 2004 02:48 PM