Channel: Qxir

Category: Entertainment

Tags: train crashcrash at crushcollisionirishcrashesexplainedtracktrainstracks

Description: Two steam locomotives crash directly into eachother at high speed in Texas, USA 1896. "The Crash at Crush was a one-day publicity stunt in the U.S. state of Texas that took place on September 15, 1896, in which two unmanned locomotives were crashed into each other head-on at high speed. William George Crush, general passenger agent of the Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad, conceived the idea in order to demonstrate a staged train wreck as a public spectacle. No admission was charged, and train fares to the crash site – called Crush, set up as a temporary destination for the event – were offered at the reduced rate of US$2 (equivalent to $62.22 in 2020) from any location in Texas. As a result, an estimated 40,000 people—more people than lived in the state's second-largest city at the time—attended the event. Unexpectedly, the impact caused both engine boilers to explode, resulting in a shower of flying debris that killed two people and caused numerous injuries among the spectators." More on Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crash_at_Crush Join membership: youtube.com/channel/UCGHDQtN_vzFYJaq_Fx1eikg/join Second Channel: youtube.com/channel/UCt93hxFmjppL5nLRAX94UrA Merch: teespring.com/stores/qxir Patreon: patreon.com/qxir Twitter: twitter.com/QxirYT Discord: discord.gg/jZzvvwJ Twitch: twitch.tv/qxiryt Subreddit: reddit.com/r/Qxir