Episode 047: (Rail/Road) 1993 Amtrak/Tanker Truck Explosion - a podcast by Andy & Michele Sargent

On March 17, 1993, the Amtrak Silver Star passenger train was traveling at 60 mph (96 kmph) when it saw something on the tracks that made the engineers blood run cold. He could not stop his train in time and struck a Hess gasoline tanker truck at a grade crossing, igniting a fiery explosion that engulfed nine vehicles. The truck driver was killed along with 5 other motorists.

This episode of The Cornfield Meet: Transportation Disasters podcast is brought to you by Michele and Andy Sargent (aka Sargent Signals). Michele is a ham radio operator N8CSX and an amateur disaster historian. Andy is N8ACJ and the residential railroad specialist.

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