
The catastrophic event of March 2, 1944, in Balvano, Italy, involved a World War II-era freight train carrying several hundred clandestine passengers, primarily seeking passage northward. Powered by a malfunctioning steam locomotive... Read more »

The catastrophic event in Balvano, Italy, on March 2, 1944, involved a freight train carrying several hundred clandestine passengers. Operating on a mountainous, single-track line with outdated infrastructure, the overloaded train stalled... Read more »