Historedia
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Kipton Derailment Inquiry

When
April 18, 1891
Where
Kipton station, about 40 miles west of Cleveland, Ohio
Part of
Webb C. Ball introduces railroad chronometer standards in North America

Following the 1891 Kipton collision, Ball was appointed to inspect timepieces and establish reliable standards for the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway.

The head-on collision near Kipton station involved a mail train and a passenger train. Ball was brought in to bring time inspection standards up to industry norms, tasked with establishing a reliable inspection system for critical personnel.

Sources

  1. Webb C. Ball Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-24
  2. Railroad chronometer Wikipedia, revision of 2023-10-04

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