This item came up on yesterday’s “Day in history” on the main page:
“1898 - In a blinding snowstorm on the New Haven Railroad, engine #684, pulling a two-car milk train to Fitchburg, Massachusetts, collides with engine #823 which was pushing a snow-plow. Fortunately, engine #684 ran up the plow and ended up on top of #823 and no one was seriously hurt. Later, engine #823 carried #684 piggyback to the depot.”
Man, that had to be quite a sight! Too bad there’s no photo.
I do believe I have that photo in one of my books.
Sounds familiar.
Ray, thats what they used to call a “cornfield meet”
(http://www.steamtraction.com/issues/1966/issues/1966-11-01/images/IMA_V21_I6_Nov_1966_23-1.jpg)
Thanks! Cool pic. It’s amazing that they could still drive it.
When I was searching for pics of that particular collision yesterday, I came across a really bad one from 1904. The force of this collision was tremendous. Even the huge drive rods were bent:
I’ve done better with my old Marx steamers. 
