On February 15th 1958 A Terrible Crash Happened Near The Border Of Detroit. At The Coding & Western's Main Freight Yard In Detroit Michigan. Freight Train Number 43 Was Departing The Yard Bound For Toronto Canada. The Train Was Lead By Coding & Western 4-6-0 No.5. Meanwhile Over In Toronto Another A Passenger Train Was Departing From Toronto To Michigan. The Train Was Led By Coding & Western F-65 No.37 The Two Trains Were Scheduled To Do An Interchange No. 37 Would Stop At The Siding To Let The Freight Train Past However When The Passenger Train Reached The Junction The Crew Didn't Realise They Were On The Wrong Siding They Didn't Realise This When They Saw The Headlight Of The Freight Train Coming Toward Them At Speed When The Crew Of The Freight Train Saw The Passenger Train Stopped At The Wrong Siding They Threw On The Emergency Breaks And Blew On The Whistle For Dear Life However It Was Too Late Engine No.5 Plowed Into The Front Of The Passenger Train Causing The Boiler Of No.5 To Explode. In The 265 People Were Injured. However 297 People Died In That Horrible Accident. 4-6-0 No.5 Was Damaged Beyond Repair And Scrapped While F-65 No.37 Was Restored And Put Back Into Service However The Locomotive Was Scrapped In 1965. To This Day It Still Remains As The Most Terrible Disaster On The Coding & Western
@Train099 For The Bases
