1921 Lone Star Express Catastrophe

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1921 Lone Star Express Catastrophe
Details
Date27 November 1994; 29 years ago (1994-11-27)
4:45 AM
LocationTopeka, Kansas
Country United States
OperatorCentral Gateway Turtle Railroad
Incident typeRunaway train and derailment
CauseHuman error
Statistics
Trains2
Passengers744
Crew6
Deaths49
Injuries114
Damage1 CGTR 'Prarie' Type
8 Pullman Palace Coaches
1 CGTR 'Northern' Type