The Snapshots in Time Collection

Aftermath of the Roseville Yard Explosion, Roseville, California, 1973

Aftermath of the Roseville Yard Explosion, Roseville, California, 1973

The devastated Southern Pacific rail yard in Roseville, California, following the 1973 explosion of boxcars loaded with bombs bound for the Vietnam War. The blast and resulting fires destroyed rail cars and infrastructure across the yard, becoming one of the era's most significant home-front munitions disasters. Project: 218336