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The Hammond circus train wreck occurred on June 22, 1918, and was one of the worst train wrecks in U.S. history. Eighty-six people were reported to have died and another 127 were injured when a locomotive engineer fell asleep and ran his troop train into the rear of a circus train near Hammond , Indiana .
1918 Hammond Circus Train Wreck, Gary/Hammond, Indiana; 86 killed plus 127 injured. Remains Indiana's deadliest rail disaster to date [97] 1918 Great train wreck of 1918, Nashville, Tennessee; 101 killed plus 171 injured. Officially the deadliest U.S. rail disaster to date [98] [99]
Great Train Wreck of 1918; H. Hammond Circus train wreck; L. Little Salkeld rail accident; M. Malbone Street wreck; W. Weesp train disaster
On August 8, 1903, one train of the Wallace Brothers, part of the Hagenbeck–Wallace Circus, was idle in the yard of Grand Trunk Railway in Durand, Michigan when a second train drove into it. The air brakes failed, causing the train's front to crash into the rear of the first at 15 miles per hour. 23 people were killed and dozens were injured. [3]
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With one final auction, NCDOT is now rid of former Ringling Bros. circus train cars. Richard Stradling. November 29, 2022 at 8:00 AM.