The Ufa train disaster was a railway accident that occurred on June 4, 1989, in Iglinsky District, Bashkir ASSR, Soviet Union, when an explosion killed 575 people and injured 800 more. It is the deadliest rail disaster in peacetime in the Soviet Union/Russia.

This episode of The Cornfield Meet: Transportation Disasters is brought to you by Sargent Signals (Andy) and Em Jae (Michele). Michele is N8CSX and self-professed disaster historian. Andy is N8ACJ and the residential railroad specialist.

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Theme music created by Michele Sargent using GarageBand.

Andy's End-of-the-Episode Music Pick:

Artist: Confused Bi-Product of a Misinformed Culture

Song: Trick 'r Beats Pt. 2 - 80's/90's Industrial Club Dance Mix

Link: https://youtu.be/E93eSR5g_Fo