6 Iconic Historical Photos and the Untold Stories Behind Them

The Montparnasse Derailment (1895)

This surreal 1895 image shows a locomotive that crashed through the walls of the Montparnasse station and plummeted 30 feet to the street below after the conductor tried to make up for lost time. Miraculously, the passengers survived the dramatic plunge, though falling debris tragically killed a woman standing outside on the sidewalk.