Hello, my name is Betsy Thorpe. I love History. I tell Stories. For almost 20 years, I have waitressed at America's Dinner Table (Shoney's). Can I properly tell this story? I hope so.

The tale of Dutchman's Curve has quietly circulated for almost 90 years, kept alive by others who love history and tell stories.

Dutchman's Curve is the site of the deadliest train wreck in the 175 years of U.S. passenger train history.

I don't know for certain how many died that day.It was more than one hundred people,likely many more.

The July 9, 1918 Nashville train wreck and its sorrowful aftermath has captured my imagination, gripped my soul and filled my heart.

I wander through the mists of time, chasing ghosts, looking for clues and hoping to capture elusive truths. I am on a quest to unravel the threads of history and create a tapestry acknowledging the lives of those riding the rails the day the Hand of Fate reached down and blew the whistle signaling Disaster.