Mud Run disaster
| Mud Run disaster | |
|---|---|
Telescoping of cars | |
| Details | |
| Date | October 10, 1888 8:02 p.m. |
| Location | Kidder Township, Carbon County, near Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania |
| Country | United States |
| Line | Lehigh Valley Railroad |
| Incident type | Rear collision |
| Cause | Signal passed at danger |
| Statistics | |
| Trains | 2 |
| Deaths | 64 |
| Injured | 50 |
The Mud Run disaster was a train wreck that occurred on October 10, 1888, at Mud Run station in Kidder Township, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, about 7 miles from Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, on the Lehigh Valley Railroad. At 8:02 p.m., one train ran into the back of another, killing 64 people.