One of the Grand Old Ladies of railroading is headed for Katy in recognition of the 2009 convention of the Katy Railroad Historical Society. A locomotive from the heydays of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas ...

The train doesn’t stop here anymore, in fact, the train only stopped here once, but it was an explosive event. Known as the Crash at Crush, a pre-planned head-on locomotive collision that was one of ...

It was billed as a promotional stunt to show a railroad’s plans to expand from north Texas to the Gulf of Mexico. It turned into a disaster, with two people killed and scores injured. The gimmick — a ...

AUSTIN, Texas — It was a craze that swept across America around the dawn of the 20th century: spectators watching two steam locomotives crash into each other head-on at high speeds. And it likely was ...

AUSTIN, Texas — A craze swept America around the beginning of the 20th century: Inviting spectators to watch two steam locomotives running at high speeds crash into each other head-on. And it likely ...

Near the town of West, about a half-mile off busy Interstate 35, used to be the historical marker for “The Crash at Crush,” site of an intentionally staged catastrophe for public amusement and private ...

When you think of Oklahoma's first land run on April 22, 1889, you probably picture horse-drawn carriages filled with settlers racing to claim their 160-acre plots. But take a closer look and you'll ...