# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Smashed: A Look at DuPage County's Worst Train Wrecks
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 24 Oct, 2026 at 01:00 pm – Sat, 24 Oct, 2026 at 03:00 pm (-05:00)
- **Event Description**: Join the DuPage County Historical Society for its annual meeting.About this EventJoin the DuPage County Historical Society for its annual meeting. Immediately following, historian Bob Goldsborough will take a look at some of the worst train wrecks to take place in DuPage since the railroads were built. Located just west of America's railroad capital, DuPage is traversed by no small number of railroad lines. Some wrecks were very tragic, while others were simply disruptive. But they all involved plenty of wreckage. Join us for a look back at the county's highest-profile rail collisions and derailments.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/wheaton/smashed-a-look-at-dupage-countys-worst-train-wrecks/100001985382242733
- **Event Categories**: meetups
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- **Event Highlights**: 
  - Duration: 2 hours
  - Location: DuPage County Historical Museum & Wheaton Park District Administration Building
  - Languages: English

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Wheaton
- **state**: IL
- **country**: United States
- **location**: DuPage County Historical Museum & Wheaton Park District Administration Building
- **lat**: 41.865958
- **long**: -88.10635669999999
- **full address**: DuPage County Historical Museum & Wheaton Park District Administration Building, 102 East Wesley Street, Wheaton, United States

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Smashed: A Look at DuPage County's Worst Train Wrecks being held?
  - **A:** Smashed: A Look at DuPage County's Worst Train Wrecks takes place on Sat, 24 Oct, 2026 at 01:00 pm to Sat, 24 Oct, 2026 at 03:00 pm at DuPage County Historical Museum & Wheaton Park District Administration Building, 102 East Wesley Street, Wheaton, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Smashed: A Look at DuPage County's Worst Train Wrecks?
  - **A:** Smashed: A Look at DuPage County's Worst Train Wrecks is organized by DuPage County Historical Museum.

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