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A staged steam train collision in 1896 in Texas started out as entertainment but it had unexpected consequences and a lasting ...
Back before streaming films on Netflix, before TV or radio or records or movies — in fact, before any electronic entertainment — folks took pleasure in the simple things in life. Like watching two ...
In 1896, Texas railroad agent William Crush orchestrated a head‑on collision of two locomotives as a public stunt—but the massive explosion killed spectators and shocked the nation. The event exposed ...
Like watching two steam locomotives crash in a head-on collision. No, really, they did. Staged crashes were a thing. This is the story of one that went spectacularly bad. In 1896, railroads had a ...
By the time Back to the Future Part III (1990) rolled into theaters, the trilogy had already bent time, rewired timelines, and parked a DeLorean into cinema history.
Manchester's worst rail tragedy saw a train crash 70ft off a bridge into a river, drowning passengers trapped in its ...
Like watching two steam locomotives crash in a head-on collision. No, really, they did. Staged crashes were a thing. This is the story of one that went spectacularly bad.
Like watching two steam locomotives crash in a head-on collision. No, really, they did. Staged crashes were a thing. This is the story of one that went spectacularly bad. In 1896, railroads had a ...