The line that ran through Stoneboro was not without incidents in it's history.  Lucky for the line nothing severe happened but there were accidents none the less.  My research has shown only a few accidents the first in my records being in 1889, the same year as the birth of my great-grandmother Dora Reiser (Armstrong).

    On December 21, 1889 an accident involving a special LS&MS train westbound and a wagon driven by Mr. H. W. Ellis occurred.  These are the records from a lawsuit filled by Mr. Ellis that ended in the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, argued on October 14, 1890 and decided on January 5, 1891.  Being that this accident resulted in a court case the facts appear to be evident.

    Mr. Ellis was driving his wagon on the edge of the Borough of Stoneboro about half past three o'clock.  It appears that this was along Fredonia Road as he was heading into town.   His son Clinton was in front of him driven oxen while another son Fredrick was in the wagon with him.  He crossed the New Castle and Franklin Railroad, stopping to check for trains, then he proceeded to the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway.  Before crossing this line he checked for trains but was hit by a special train heading west.  The train was estimated at traveling between 45 and 60 mph.  He suffered significant injuries resulting in the lawsuit.  In the verdict the famous line was again mentioned "stop look and listen".  Since he did in fact do this his case prevailed at all levels.  One last item for the record is the engineer on this trip was Mr. William Parker and the fireman Mr. John M. Woodburn.

    In what was described as the worst accident ever on the Jamestown and Franklin line occurred on November 16, 1900.  A Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) freight train and a Lake Shore and Michigan Southern (LS&MS) passenger train collided head on some ten miles east of Stoneboro.  Three people were killed.  The cause of this accident was determined to be from the Pennsylvania train failing to get proper orders for this line.