The Last Steam Explosion of Union Pacific 🚂 The 1948 Explosion of UP 9018🚂 History in the Dark

On October 20, 1948, Union Pacific 9000-series 9018 was operating on the lines at Upland, Kansas, when the locomotive suffered a massive steam explosion that killed her crew and tossed her boiler completely off. 🚂 Further reading 🚂 https://www.trainorders.com/discussio... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4-12-2 🟢Join this channel to get access to perks:    / @historyinthedark   🟢Patreon -   / darknessthecurse   🟣Discord -   / discord   🟢Donations - https://streamlabs.com/edgerabbit/tip 🔴Tiktok - 🔵Twitter -   / darkthecurse   🟣Podcast - https://rss.com/podcasts/darknessthec... 🟣Twitch -   / edgerabbit   Other channels: 🟣Gaming and Fanfic Readings:    / @darknessthecurse   🟣History Stuff:    / @historyinthedark   👔Merch: https://streamlabs.com/edgerabbit/merch --- I WRITE BOOKS! YOU CAN FIND THEM HERE: 📚Abyss: https://www.amazon.com/Abyss-Books-Pr... 📚Pryde: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08... 📚Abyss on Audible: https://www.amazon.com/hz/audible/mlp... #train #railfan #explosion