Crash at Crush (September 15, 1896)


This file appears in: Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Company
Crash at Crush (September 15, 1896)

Recognizing that nothing draws a crowd like the promise of danger, two locomotives of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Company were intentionally set on a head-on collision course in order to promote the railway's new two dollar round-trip tickets for state wide travel. The event drew more than 40,000 spectators. However, tragedy struck when both boilers exploded and flying metal missiles hurled towards the unprepared crowd.


This file appears in: Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Company