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Purdue University’s mascot train The Boilermaker Special involved in fatal highway crash that killed 1, injured 2 By . Chris Harris. Published April 26, 2025, 2:57 p.m. ET.
The Purdue Boilermakers' train mascot was involved in a crash on Thursday that killed one person and sent two others to the hospital. According to WLFI in Lafayette, Indiana, the Boilermaker ...
The official mascot of Purdue University, The Boilermaker Special VII, was involved in a crash on US-52 at Wyandoette Road around 4 p.m. Thursday, according to WTHR. Deputies said the train was ...
TIPPECANOE COUNTY, Ind. — Purdue University’s train – the “Boilermaker Special” – was involved in a deadly crash on US 52. Local police officials said the crash involv… ...
One person is dead and two others are injured after Purdue University's mascot train was involved in a deadly crash on an Indiana highway on April 24.
The official mascot of Purdue University, The Boilermaker Special VII, was involved in a crash on US-52 at Wyandoette Road around 4 p.m. Thursday, according to WTHR. Deputies said the train was ...
TIPPECANOE COUNTY, Ind. (WLFI/CBS Newspath/WKRC) - The iconic train mascot of Purdue University - the Boilermaker Special - was involved in a crash that killed one and hospitalized two.