23: Kipton
When two trains collided head on at Kipton, Ohio in 1891, it was a wake up call for the railroad industry in North America whose impacts would be far-reaching and would lead to a new timekeeping standard that was unprecedented.With John Chidgey.Links of potential interest: US Timepiece Industry and Railroad Watch Kipton Train Wreck Anniversary The Great Kipton Train Wreck Kipton Train Crash Kipton Train Collision Railway Post Office Support Causality on PatreonEpisode Gold Producer: 'r'.Episode Silver Producers: Carsten Hansen and John Whitlow.With thanks to Clinton Philips for the topic suggestion.
