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The '''1921 Lone Star Express Catastrophe''' was a {{wp|railway accident}} that occured on March 19th, 1921, in downtown {{wp|Austin, Texas}}, when CGTR's luxury 8 car night train—containing a baggage combine, diner, and observation car—the [[Lone Star Express]], would be struck by CGTR's [[Golden Ember]]—a 12 car passenger train containing a diner and observation car—resulting in 49 casualties and 379 injuries.
== Background ==
== Accident ==

Latest revision as of 20:30, 4 March 2024

1921 Lone Star Express Catastrophe
Details
Date19 March 1921; 103 years ago (1921-03-19)
8:07 PM
LocationAustin, Texas
Country United States
OperatorCentral Gateway Turtle Railroad
Incident typeCollision at switch
CauseHuman error
Statistics
Trains2
Passengers744
Crew12
Deaths49
Injuries379
Damage1 CGTR 'Prarie' Type
8 Pullman Palace Coaches
1 CGTR 'Northern' Type
9 Barney and Smith Coaches

The 1921 Lone Star Express Catastrophe was a railway accident that occured on March 19th, 1921, in downtown Austin, Texas, when CGTR's luxury 8 car night train—containing a baggage combine, diner, and observation car—the Lone Star Express, would be struck by CGTR's Golden Ember—a 12 car passenger train containing a diner and observation car—resulting in 49 casualties and 379 injuries.

Background

Accident