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The engine involved was a C&O T-1 class (2-10-4) No. 3020 The incident was a massive boiler rupture, apparently due to crown sheet failure. Three crew killed. Hauling coal to Columbus from Russel KY. The train was 156 cars and 12,884 tons
Running about 20 mph. Track was a .18% grade. Nearby residents thought the explosion was just thunder, as there was a good rain storm going at the time. The explosion blew out the superheater tubes out the smokebox. There was no time for the crew to do anything, so the throttle was still wide open, brake valves in the running positions, and reverser was full in the corner.
This locomotive was working very hard. The engineer, fireman and front, or head end, brakeman were all killed, but not instantly.
The engineer was lifted out of the cab later, the fireman was found trackside nearby, and the front brakeman was found walking back down the grade. About 100 yards away a fence was partially destroyed by the force of the explosion. The front brakeman survived long enough to tell something about the incident. In the ICC report, it's stated that the force of the explosion tore the rear of the boiler from the slides, and the right guide yoke waist sheet. The rear of the cab was twisted upward and the front of the cab rearward. The cab deck was bulged upward and the ash pan was blown out. Smoke box front was blown outthrottle box and superheater header were broken from the dry pipe connection in the smoke box and the superheater units were blown forward into a fan shaped exit from the now open smoke box. The feewater heater was fount about 345 feet ahead of the engine, and other parts were found in a 150 foot radius.
Also in the ICC report is a statement that the injured brakeman said several times that he "knew it was going to happen" and "the water was too low." Also, very telling, is "I told him (the engineer) that he had water and to put some in the boiler." And, "The water was gone!"The brakeman then stated to his parents at his side in the hospital that "He (the engineer) ran for ten miles on low water."
The engine was later repaired and put back into service.