Near Jellico in Campbell County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

"She Jumped the Tracks" Words of Fireman J. W. Tummins

Photographed by Tom Bosse, September 15, 2023

1. "She Jumped the Tracks" Words of Fireman J. W. Tummins Marker

Inscription. At 9:05 p.m. on Thursday, July 6, 1944, Southbound Troop Train #47 headed by L&N Engine #418 with 1000 soldiers aboard, crashed into the Clear Fork River at Highcliff, Tennessee, killing thirty-three soldiers and injuring ninety-eight. Engineer J. Rollins died at the throttle. Local rescuers and Army Units from nearby Oak Ridge rushed to the scene, saving many lives during the state-side World War II tragedy.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number ID 44.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Disasters • Railroads & Streetcars • War, World II. A significant historical date for this entry is July 6, 1944.

Location. 36° 34.573′ N, 84° 4.151′ W. Marker is near Jellico, Tennessee, in Campbell County. It is on U.S. 25W 1.3 miles east of Highcliff Road, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Jellico TN 37762, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East Tennessee

and in the Cumberland Plateau.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically

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in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: All Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.2 miles away); Tennessee Civil War Trails (approx. 2.2 miles away); Grace Moore (approx. 3.2 miles away); Tramell Building (approx. 3.3 miles away); James (Jim) Tidwell, Jr. (approx. 3.3 miles away); Jellico Area Veterans Memorial (approx. 3.3 miles away); Kirby Smith Invades Kentucky (approx. 3.3 miles away); a different marker also named Grace Moore (approx. 3.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jellico.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Civil War in Tennessee (was approx. 2.2 miles away but has been permanently removed).

Photographed by Tom Bosse, September 15, 2023

2. "She Jumped the Tracks" Words of Fireman J. W. Tummins Marker

Photographed by Tom Bosse, September 15, 2023

3. "She Jumped the Tracks" Words of Fireman J. W. Tummins Marker

Photographed by Tom Bosse, September 15, 2023

4. Crash Site

Credits. This page was last revised on September 21, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 19, 2023, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 808 times since then and 126 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 19, 2023, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.