20 Rare Historical Photos – The Train That Fell From A Building

There are many rare incidents from the past that were photographed when they occurred. Looking at some of these photos will make you wonder how some of these events even happened. Join us, as we look at 20 rare historical photos.

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The Vought-Sikorsky VS-300

Igor Sikorsky designed the Vought-Sikorsky VS-300, which is an American single-engine helicopter. Its original design included a single three-blade rotor powered by a 75-horsepower motor. On May 13, 1940, the VS-300 had its first “free” flight. It was recognized as the first American single main rotor helicopter, lifting to a height of 15 to 20 feet and moving 200 feet forward before hovering, reversing, and successfully landing. The initial design, as well as subsequent improvements, had a significant impact on the configuration of several characteristics seen in modern helicopters.

The VS-300 was upgraded over two years, including the removal of the two vertical tail rotors, in 1941, when a new cyclic control system significantly improved flight performance. In 1943, the VS-300 was retired to the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan. It has been on display there ever since, except for a voyage back to the Sikorsky Aircraft plant for restoration in 1985. The VS-300’s success and the lessons learned from its development paved the way for future advances in helicopter technology. Sikorsky’s persistent labor and research resulted in more sophisticated and capable helicopters, which shaped the present rotorcraft industry.

Train Wreck At Montparnasse Station

This unusual event occurred on October 22, 1895, in Montparnasse. The driver of the express train from Granville to Paris, seeking to make up time for its 131 passengers, raised the train’s speed, and the air brake failed. Smashing through the track buffers, the express careered across the station concourse smashed through the station wall and crashed onto the street below, where it remained for four days, attracting throngs of curious observers.

To make up for lost time, the train approached the station at a speed of 25-37 mph, failing to engage the Westinghouse air brake. Without sufficient brakes, the train’s momentum pushed it slowly into the buffers, and the engine crossed the nearly 98-foot-wide station concourse, slamming through a 24-inch-thick wall before plunging 33 feet to the Place de Rennes, where it stood on its nose. In total, a woman in the street below was killed by falling masonry, while two passengers, a firefighter, two guards, and a passerby were injured.