On July 9, 1918 the worst rail disaster in U. S. passenger train service occurred near Nashville under the old White Bridge Road overpass . Two trains on the historic Nashville Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway line collided early that morning resulting in well over a hundred deaths.

Betsy Thorpe worked with the Metro Historic Commission, The Westview newspaper and the Bellevue Harpeth Historical Association to establish a Metro historic marker near the site. On May 21, 2007 the Metro Historic Commission voted to approve the marker.

On Monday July 9, 2007 Senator Doug Henry, Councilman John Summers, and representatives of City Government, the Metro Historic Commission, NC&St.L Preservation Society will accompany family members of victims, survivors and rescue workers to pay respect at the graves of the two engineers involved in the deadly crash , Engineers William Lloyd and David Kennedy . The group will meet at the entrance to the Richland Creek Greenway at 9 am and caravan to Mount Olivet Cemetery.

We welcome you to join us on Monday, July 9, 2007 to commemorate this moment in Nashville and U.S.history, to acknowledge the lives of those unfortunate travelers who tragically died eighty nine years ago. For additional information, feel free to contact the staff at Jam Tart Productions or Betsy Thorpe at 615 480-4396 (cell phone).