suggesting the addition of a second locomotive to assist with braking, according to O’Brien and “The Great Circus Train Wreck of 1893” by Fred E. Long, which was included in a booklet ...
The train carrying the circus performers collided with a steel passenger train heading to Macon and the impact was so intense witnesses said the trains fused like a telescope collapsing.
A memorial service for the five people killed in the Walter L. Main Circus Train Wreck of 1893 will be held next week. The service marking the 130th anniversary of the derailment will be held at ...