Charles MacDonald

Events

1

Episodes

3

Years

1876–1877

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Charles MacDonald, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

1. Ashtabula River railroad bridge collapse

   1876–1877

   Role: Civil Engineer

   1. 1December 29, 1876 · Ashtabula River bridgeBridge Collapse

      The Pacific Express crossed the Ashtabula River bridge, which collapsed, dropping cars into the frozen creek.

   2. 21877 · Ashtabula River bridgeStructural Failure Analysis

      Engineers identified angle block lug failure and brittle cast iron as causes of the collapse.

   3. 3January 1-30, 1877 · Ohio General AssemblyLegislative Investigation

      The Ohio General Assembly appointed a committee to investigate the bridge collapse causes.

Sources

1. Ashtabula River railroad disaster Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-05