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Walter L. Main Circus Train Wreck
The Walter L. Main Circus train wreck was a train derailment that occurred in Tyrone, Pennsylvania, United States, in May 1893. Background Walter L. Main was a farmer turned entrepreneur. William Main, Walter's father, was also a farmer as well as a horse trainer. By the beginning of the 1880s, Walter L. Main had created a circus using profits from selling off farm animals. It was not until 1886 that the circus became successful; when it did, it was officially established as the Walter L. Main Circus. By 1891, Main had purchased 11 railroad cars and was ready to tour the country. The show itself included many animals including horses, tigers, snakes, and elephants. By the time of the accident, the length of the train had increased from 11 cars to 17. However, these passenger cars were much larger than the Tender (rail), coal cars that the engine was initially intended to pull. Accident and aftermath On the morning of Memorial Day, 1893, the train was traveling down an embankme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tyrone, Pennsylvania
Tyrone is a borough in Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States, located northeast of Altoona, on the Little Juniata River. Tyrone was of considerable commercial importance in the twentieth century. It was an outlet for the Clearfield coal fields and was noted for manufacturing paper products. There were planing mills and chemical and candy factories. In 1900, 5,847 people lived here; in 1910, 7,176; and in 1940, 8,845 people resided here. The population was 5,477 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Altoona, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area. It was named after County Tyrone in Ireland. Located along the main lines of the Norfolk Southern and Nittany and Bald Eagle railroads, and U.S. Route 220, Pennsylvania Route 453, and Interstate 99 highways, Tyrone was at one time known as "The Hub of the Highways". In those days, four railroads ennsylvania, Tyrone and Clearfield, Tyrone and Lock Haven, Lewisburg, and Tyroneand three main highways S-220, PA-350, PA-453conver ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
