Crash at Crush

On the afternoon of September 15th, 1896 a publicity stunt involving two steam locomotives going at full throttle raced towards each other at sixty miles per hour collided in what became known as the Crash at Crush. The crash was organized by George Crush an employee of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas, better-known as the Katy Railroad. During an economic downturn Crush convinced his bosses a staged train wreck would draw thousands of spectators would generate much publicity for the railroad.