Approximately how many spectators gathered to watch the Crash at

The runaway history of the Katy railroad

Chapter 1

Racing to the Lone Star State

Chapter 2

The spectacular Crash at Crush

Chapter 3

Robber barons and luxury lines

Chapter 4

From iron rails to green trails

YOUR GOAL

Master of The runaway history of the Katy railroad

Ch 2 · The spectacular Crash at Crush
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007skaty The unexpected steam boiler explosion during the Crush Texas train crash

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007skaty The mind-boggling idea of William Crush

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The unexpected boiler explosion

007skaty Ruptured boilers showered the terrified crowd with hot steel and debris, tragically killing three people and injuring dozens.

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Building a pop-up town in days

007skaty Crews assemble massive circus tents and lay tracks for a temporary Texas town.

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The spectacular Crash at Crush
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007skaty Time the train collision to learn how the Katy Railroad's famous publicity stunt went wrong.

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Fun Fact

Free ticket to Crush: The Katy Railroad offered free train rides to the Crash at Crush for anyone who purchased a round-trip ticket from anywhere in Texas.

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Glossary
locomotive (noun)
A powered railway vehicle used for pulling trains. In September 1896, the Katy Railroad intentionally crashed two steam engines near Waco before forty thousand spectators.

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Gossip

Would you have bought a ticket to see the crash?

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Quiz

Which famous ragtime composer wrote a song inspired by the Katy's train crash?

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007skaty The deliberate Crush train crash left a lasting cultural legacy.

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Gossip

Do you think the railroad was right to rehire William Crush?

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Quiz

At what combined speed did the two locomotives collide during the stunt?

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Quiz

Approximately how many spectators gathered to watch the Crash at Crush in 1896?

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On what date did the historic Crash at Crush take place?

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Quiz

What catastrophic failure caused the deaths and injuries during the Crash at Crush?

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What did the Katy Railroad do to William George Crush the day after the tragedy?

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What was the name of the temporary town built specifically to host the train crash?

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Who was the Katy passenger agent who orchestrated the famous head-on train collision in 1896?

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