The Green Hornet Streetcar Crash | A Short Documentary | Fascinating Horror

"On the 25th of May, 1950, at around 6:30pm, a crowded tram was making its way through the streets of Chicago..."
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[@homeequityloan1746]

It’s crazy how previously being a prankster ended up saving the one girl and many others’ lives.

[@nicholasschroeder3678]

Lot of good lessons in life I learned that way. Pranks as a kid all also exploration and testing your environment.

[@davonabowman9372]

Nice name home equity loan :)

[@spiderill7791]

It's like a trope from a film

[@MartinsGarage97]

Wish that's all the kids did today. Can't imagine a time where it's so simple

[@cdogthehedgehog6923]

@ToxicBox Gaming lmao what were you there? Skepticism is healthy, but doubting a very easily proven and plausible event just makes you look arrogant and stupid.

[@calvin8284]

Summary of what I learned in Fascinating Horror: 1. If there’s a panicking crowd, stay away from them 2. If entering a building, locate main fire exits and other lesser known emergency exits 3. If entering a vehicle, locate emergency brakes 4. Preferably do not go to amusement parks 5. Do not feed animals in the wild 6. Don’t live during 1800-2009

[@Sanakudou]

I’m glad I’m not the only one who thinks about survival lessons when watching this channel! There’s surprising a lot you can learn from these videos that might one day save your life.

[@pacefactor]

You also learn these things if you ever get trained by the military or work with emergency services or any kind of enforcement or response occupation. General rule, 100% of the time, whatever you do, "Don't Panic". Panic = Dead; Panic = Problems. And never trust the work of someone who isn't brave/confident enough to give you the details, or openly is selling you bullshit.

[@thereisnosanctuary6184]

Hit Like if I'm awesome.

[@bigsarge8795]

Sounds about right. Thanks for the advice

[@lcmiracle]

Do not live

[@johncarter1137]

I'm a retired OSHA compliance officer and the old saying is every safety rule is written in the blood of the unfortunate people who have perished because of the lack thereof.

[@matthewmosier8439]

.. I'd add that for every rule a person has died from starvation due to inefficency, but I'm biased because I do humanitarian work in the Third World and have a viewpoint that a lot of people never get to see.

[@lizettewanzer8650]

In the airline industry the term is, unfortunately, "tombstone technology." 😥

[@ronaldsteele6151]

That is so true, for every person saved one paid the price

[@trevorregay9283]

@@matthewmosier8439 yes, although I haven't personally seen your viewpoint, its a sad reality that many are clueless about....

[@jeffarmfield2346]

Yep, I work in a dangerous industry and we call all our super important rules the blood rules because they took someone to die in order to be put into place.

[@od3910]

Imagine being the conductor frantically waving at a streetcar to slow down. Not only does it keep going past you, but it then rams into a fuel tanker. At that point I think I'd give up and become a hermit

[@thevisi0naryy]

He had to live with the knowledge that he played some part in this for the rest of his life.

[@johnjephcote7636]

When I was listening to this, I thought 'Why didn't the driver see the pointsman's red flag?' then I learned he did not have one. Most British trams carried their own 'point iron' except for special junctions and permanent way workings as in this instance where a 'pointsman' was required.

[@orangehoof]

I think I would be looking for another job as I would surely be scapegoated as the cause of the accident.

[@dx1450]

@@orangehoof Nowadays you would be. Seems now they take everyone involved, look for the person lowest on the pay scale and blame everything on them.

[@JTA1961]

& live off the beaten track

[@inklingofadream]

That girl's parents must've had a hell of an afternoon. Imagine finding out there's been a terrible streetcar accident, along the same route your teenager was supposed to be riding alone, and then learning that she was in the accident, but is fine, specifically because she liked to cause trouble and play pranks. Like how are you supposed to ever discipline that kid again when she has such a good comeback in her back pocket?

[@chuckschafer942]

THE CAR WAS TOWED DOWN HER STREET IT WAS A MIRACLE ANYONE SURVIVED

[@bobdillaber1195]

Funny!

[@bobdillaber1195]

Better let that kid do whatever she wants! 😄

[@Val.Kyrie.]

My son is nearing 5 and I can already see this being him 🤦🏼‍♀️ on the other hand people should know where the emergencies are.

[@nthgth]

I would hope that with a brain, one can tell that she saved herself with knowledge about the streetcar, which she only happened upon by being a prankster. It was just a coincidence that being a jerk to strangers on earlier occasions taught her something useful for this particular occasion. Being a jerk is still being a jerk.

[@kyliepechler]

Geez, out of all of the possible vehicles that Streetcar could have crashed into, it was a tanker truck....full of gasoline. Talk about being in the wrong place at the wrong time!

[@esteemedmortal5917]

It’s never a truck full of pillows and stuffed animals

[@emilyadams3228]

The mattress truck would've been there instead, but it was running late, as always because of Union Featherbedders.

[@cproteus]

@@esteemedmortal5917 pretty sure that is a suffocating hell of its own.

[@vcdonovan5943]

Chaos theory's a bitch, ain't it?

[@jamessimms415]

@@esteemedmortal5917 Needed a truck full of My Pillows...

[@od3910]

Also Beverly what a legend. Imagine being the only competent person because of your pranks

[@troodon1096]

Ironic that doing such an unsafe thing would save her life, as well as the life of others.

[@beverlyarcher546]

Huh that's my name

[@runsoncaffeine]

@@beverlyarcher546 not you, you’re not famous. Sit down.

[@_DiJiT]

Terrifying. My two worst fears. Being crushed and being burned

[@DietrichGarbo]

Modern buses and trains are thankfully built with these considerations. Sadly it was because of situations like this. One of the worst was The Sakuragichō train fire, which is the reason why trains in Japan were redesigned to allow passage between train cars and install doors that don't open inwards. It was an electrical fire that caused people to get trapped in the burning cars without being able to retreat to safer cars and unable to get the doors open.

[@gangstashots3298]

& drowned. Although in this scenario all you'd drown in is the smoke.

[@juliusnepos6013]

Yeah

[@baardkopperud]

Don't forget trapped - a real troika of horrors!

[@monsegeek]

And then there's the story of John Jones. Absolutely *horrendous* way to die.

[@ShwintyKat]

I love how calm, respectful, and overall *natural* your voice is compared to so many other youtubers.

[@emmasnana234]

I was starting to think I might be the only person that loves his voice. Glad I’m not alone. ☺️

[@apseudonym]

His voice is pretty grating. He either needs to switch mics or tone down the vocal fry because it gets distracting.

[@ericplunder2744]

He has a great narration style. Just the facts.

[@jamesjameson3771]

Really prefer it to 90% of horror-content youtubers. Most of them play up this REALLY obnoxious "creepy" voice.

[@notthatdonald1385]

And slightly eerie in a matter of fact way.

[@unbearifiedbear1885]

Of all the ways I don't want to die - being trapped and burned alive is def up there 😔

[@bigsarge8795]

Me neither. No thanks

[@keirag8737]

i dont think anyone wants to die that way lol

[@pinkrose5796]

@@keirag8737 True but everytime there's a wildfire and people are told to be prepared to evacuate or evacuate, there are always those that don't want to, died unnecessary by getting their items when they should have been in the car already or been sitting at the front door, putting on their makeup, getting dressed- just grab clothes, put on shoes, grab items and get in car. You can always get dressed in the car or later. No one cares what you look like!!!

[@scottydu81]

I don’t know, a massacre like the Eagles of Death Metal concert over in France would terrify me

[@Ricky0101]

I would think that a plane crash (obviously terrifying) would be an awful way to go. But Flight 191 out of Chicago crashed into a fireball so I'm sure death was quick.

[@flapjackfae]

Your research and reporting are excellent. Not gruesome or overly dramatic, and always respectful of the fact that you are reporting human tragedy. Well done.

[@scitizenkane1]

Yes such as this other channel that does the same type of content but the presenter is so busy cracking jokes and being sarcastic I can't get into it "like really dude?? A baby just died."

[@reefsroost696]

👍

[@mamarha2011]

I grew up in Chicago, and unfortunately it doesn't shock me one bit that there's no memorial for this tragic event. 🥺🤷🏾‍♀️ I used to see the Green Hornets in various hubs riding the train growing up and never knew the about this.🤯 Thank you for covering this FH. Sending love and light from Chicago. 🤗

[@janicesullivan8942]

It took the city of Chicago decades to set up a memorial plaque for The Eastland Disaster.

[@genghis_connie]

@@janicesullivan8942 I actually suggested the Eastland disaster to F.H. Just an unbelievable tragedy. Horrific.

[@janicesullivan8942]

@@genghis_connie The only reason I knew about it is because of what my father told me, and he took me to the spot where the ship was docked.

[@genghis_connie]

I lived in Chicago for 44 years... I missed what streets he said. I heard State St and 63rd, but I think that's where Klein was standing. Chicago is big on honorable street names (a nice gesture), but really absent when it comes to thing like this. I'm really missing my mom right bow. I'd love to know I'd she ever rode the Green Hornet. I know she was a regular streetcar user. I envy your experience of using them. There are still streetcar tracks in so many cobblestone streets on the far north side. It makes me think of what seems like a comparably lovely era in Chicago history (Dan's disasters).

[@genghis_connie]

Is there a memorial for the Our Lady of the Angels school fire?

[@WobblesandBean]

Oh god, Arleen having to watch someone she knew die horribly, _her hair lighting on fire,_ I can't even imagine the trauma. For once, in one of these rail transport cases, can we have a scenario where the rail guy WASN'T negligent??

[@oldermusiclover]

me neither

[@cieludbjrg4706]

There are. There was a horrible crash in Britain in the 30’s. A signalman had been up all night with a sick child, but was instructed to come to work. He nodded off at the worst possible moment, and disaster struck. And there are all those incidents with big rigs ignoring crossing signals, and then a train hits them.

[@sblagg527]

I can only hope and pray that coworker was unconscious by the time she sunk back inside the car, I could not imagine living with seeing something like that.

[@lindycorgey2743]

There was a Rail Worker responsible. The Switchman was doing his job. The Driver of the Trolley was STUPID.

[@KapriciousT]

Imagine a bunch of adults having to thank the child they just trampled for saving their lives.

[@annikkirahko6714]

Yeah that’s just so fucking shitty that she got trampled like that even though she survived

[@MrSaemichlaus]

That day, the 14 year old girl made use of her very particular set of skills.

[@nozoto]

In general, kids had more common sense back in the 50s. Zoomers nowadays can't even save themselves from Twitter dumbification lmao

[@dolliedearestt]

@@nozoto depends on the kid

[@SidewaysN]

@@nozoto if you listened to the video she did what she did because she used to do so as a prank. That's common sense? The exact same thing could and likely would happen today if they still existed in the same capacity

[@bloodyhell8201]

@@SidewaysN no bro you don't get it young people bad because old people said so

[@jmkupihea7630]

@@nozoto my dude, I fear for your continued wellbeing.

[@andre23833]

Came for the story, stayed for your signature music it’s so cool and creepy

[@raphaelcalado4335]

I’ve requested that he keep using this song, because it is as powerful as his storytelling.

[@cierawilcox4651]

I don't know of any other channel this good 😍😍

[@nampyeon635]

The best use of it was the Nutty Putty Cave. In that video the music fits with the cave and the desperate situation so well, the music and the cave almost become like characters in the story. So creepy.

[@Nightshade0574]

It made me look up the band and it became one of my favourites

[@yournemesis192]

In his older videos the background music was louder

[@Floridafanatic28]

Nothing like trampling over the very person who can help you escape.

[@shimmershine6902]

Inb4 the “tHey wErE pAnIckINg yOu wOuLd Do tHe sAmE iN tHiS siTuAtIon” comments

[@somelokyguy6466]

@@shimmershine6902 No amount of Reddit writing is going to change the fact that you probably would do the same thing in this situation. Adrenaline is one hell of a drug.

[@shimmershine6902]

@@somelokyguy6466 Huh? I’ve never been on Reddit. Anyway, bye

[@CYBER_N0T]

@@shimmershine6902 Alternating capitals like you used is what I assume they meant

[@shimmershine6902]

@@CYBER_N0T But that’s more of a Twitter meme though lol

[@baybaywolf]

*Guy frantically waving his arm* The conductor: *waves back* “what a nice guy” Everyone on the green hornet: 👁👄👁

[@BeeWhistler]

The conductor was at the back... other than that, though... 😂😅 Accurate.

[@johnhein2539]

I’m a millennial but some of these emojis bring out the boomer in me. I’m guessing that series of emojis means “their eyes and mouths became wide.”

[@daerdevvyl4314]

BayBayWolf Man I find that weird when people do that. Wouldn’t it be better like this? 👁 👁 👃 👄

[@hannahpickles4825]

@@johnhein2539 as one of the earliest years of gen z, allow me to translate. It's just a meme similar to surprised Pikachu face

[@cwmd7651]

I think you mean 🔥👁👄👁🔥

[@clairetaylor5799]

and THIS, my friends, is exactly why doors open outward in schools, buses, and trains.

[@feliciagallo9832]

...And commercial buildings

[@suomenpresidentti]

All house front doors here in Finland open outwards. Why do they open inwards In U. S. Harder to get out In emergency and easier to ram thru going inside by an intruder...

[@kingkonut]

ive got two front doors, one opens in, the other out

[@theshermantanker7043]

Where I live they always open sideways, never out or in

[@AgniFirePunch]

@@theshermantanker7043 where do you live?

[@distrae]

It’s sort of sad that street cars aren’t around anymore. I live in Melbourne, Australia and we have trams and it is honestly one of the best ways to get around-and environmentally friendly! Definitely seems like a mode of transport that would easily lead to accidents without “modern” safety guidelines. We have some great tram safety ads-at the moment it’s all about not swerving in front of trams because they’re on tracks. My favourite is the BEWARE the rhino on a skateboard ad series (look it up it’s amazing)

[@jeepliving1]

Parts of Boston's transit system still use street trolleys, some on tracks and some trackless. When you consider what's involved in building underground stations, the trolleys have some clear advantages.

[@michaellillis9897]

I am form Melb as well, Trams are great where the housing is dense, unfortunately suburban planning for the last 30 years has been thoroughly focussed on Cars and there just isn't enough passengers per square kilometre to cover the costs in the suburbs, even buses can barely cover their costs in those areas.

[@distrae]

@@michaellillis9897 true-especially because less people are using public transport bc corona virus even as we open up again. That could last especially because of all the works going on meaning there’s a ton of disruptions everywhere

[@dancedecker]

They are being reintroduced in some cities, especially here in UK that shunned them for many years. Seen as a cleaner, greener alternative to the car and even the bus.

[@YeahNo]

Being from Brisbane when we knew we’d be travelling through Melbourne we studied how to avoid the trams. That first hook turn is pretty nerve wracking. Some parts of Bris we still see where the trams used to run.

[@Spektator]

The amount of true stories I've learnt from this channel is truly fascinating in itself. I'm stunned that I don't know about a majority of these tragedies already.

[@Pwnulolumad]

Why would you be stunned ...? Are you some kind of disaster historian ? Did you confidently perceive the notion that your knew about every disaster in recent history prior to each new video ...? Come on man . 🤦‍♂️

[@bobbybreezy2661]

I learnt too

[@alixhill7315]

@@Pwnulolumad most other channels like this feature many of the same stories as each other, and so when coming across a new one it's not unusual to have already heard of most of the events in their videos.

[@coolkitty1040907]

@@Pwnulolumad you must be fun at parties

[@JagHagJones]

@@Pwnulolumad You’re just a heap of rainbows and sunshine aren’t ya? 🙄

[@richcast66]

Im surprised at how many tragedies Ive been finding recently that I had no idea about. Like the LA flood that killed hundreds

[@thegoldengamer9315]

Or the Boston molasses flood

[@shelldee4173]

There are so many tragedies happening, all the time, everyday. The powers that be only let us know what they want us to know. The only tragedies they want us to see are the ones that create "sensationalism" and make no mistake.. there is always a method to their madness. Some of them have a hand in these tragedies. That's why I love watching these stories. It reminds me to be humble, remorseful, empathetic.. because somewhere, someone always has it worse than us. It reminds me to be grateful and to never forget that this world can be incredibly fucked up.. reminds me to pray (I'm not religious, but spiritual. I believe in a source, some higher power and I hope and pray that whatever that is..knows how we are feeling) for those who are hurting or suffering. End Rant JK... I, too, at one point had no idea of the many terrible things that happen. That's why they say ignorance is bliss.. what you don't know, cant hurt you. I say it's harder knowing the truth, but not knowing is the easy way out. But when you know? 😬🤯😭 Wooooooweee. The heart. Painful. END RANT.. for real this time...

[@obfuscatethecode5696]

@TheStoutProtagonist lol as local I agree. I feel that they gloss over the horror and retell only the “fun” parts. I remember stumbling upon the Cocoanut Grove plaque- Now that one is totally horrific.

[@chatteyj]

The LA floods is that why the city has the huge drainage channels now that featured in Terminator 2?

[@jmason2838]

Mulholland Dam -- 😠😠😠🤑🤑🤑🤑🤑🤑🤑🤑🤑🤑🤑🤑🤑🤑🤑🤑🤑🤑🤑😠😠😠😠😠🤑✝️☯️☯️☯️☯️☯️☯️☯️🛐

[@crispycritterz]

My grandfather told me of this when I was a boy and partially influenced my interest in emergency preparation, This happened at the intersection of 63rd and State... 3 blocks south of the apartment building where he lived. He was just about to enter the building when he saw the fireball. There is no marker, no memorial. Nothing to indicate the tragedy. But the cobble stone substrate of the street is still there. The building on the corner of 63rd and State was burned to the ground.

[@ktpinnacle]

Beverly Clarks (Clancy) passed away just last September. She had a long life due to her good fortune and resourcefulness.

[@AppStateWaifu]

I will remember her for her heroic efforts. Now she can be with her coworker Caroline 💐

[@erikaswanson7072]

That wasn't her coworker. That was Arlene's coworker. Beverly was only 14.

[@lucaspaxson8304]

I love how detailed these videos are. The girl knowing how to open E door through pranks is an amazing detail to say the least. Great story. Please keep them coming. Love the music BTW

[@cebbi1313]

Don't know what's worse, the panic of being crushed and trampled, or the guilt the surviving tramplers must have felt over how they contributed to the death toll with their panicked actions. If the doors open inwards, the blood is on the hands of the door designer, not the panicking victims. I hope they were told that and not blamed by anyone. The stories of crushes and crowds not being able to escape are always the scariest.

[@Mxmusicaddict]

The survivor's guilt must've been enormous, especially for the girl who was built small enough to get out of the window only to watch her co-worker get stuck in the same sized window and catch fire. Disclaimer: I'm not calling the girl who failed to escape overweight by any means. People are all built differently and her hips may have been too wide to squeeze out if she was halfway out and became stuck, poor thing.

[@rufousdederp]

I just can't stop thinking that this video took so much longer to describe what happened than the actual time the event covered. So much can happen so fast. Terrifying. Thank you for another great video!

[@takeonparis]

I was born and raised in Chicago. I know that intersection well. It ALWAYS floods. The viaduct has not changed at all. Also notable: The H.H. Holmes murder mansion stood only a few blocks away.

[@PaulfromChicago]

I'll verify this.

[@theworldwariioldtimeradioc8676]

I second it.

[@richardhunter132]

most of what is said about H.H.Holmes is, however, mythical

[@takeonparis]

@@richardhunter132 I don't think ANYTHING said about him is "mythical". It's part of the public record. He killed a bunch of women (and at least one guy) was basically busted for insurance fraud, at which point the murders were discovered and he was executed. You can look up his trial or read "The Devil in the White City" for a more contemporary account.

[@potatie_huh]

This is a genuinely harrowing story, I just cannot even begin to imagine the terror that those passengers felt knowing they were trapped and were going to burn to death. This is my worst nightmare come true.

[@kylewilson4056]

The driver of the fuel tanker was my great-grandfather, Mel Wilson. Not much is said here about what happened to him so Ill give what little information I know about the event. Mel was the father of four boys, my grandpa being the oldest. It's important to point out that Mel did absolutely nothing wrong to cause the incident, and in fact had a perfect safety record while working at Sprout & Davis. As the video stated, the accident happened around 6:30pm, which was the night of my grandpa's 8th grade graduation. During the graduation ceremony, my grandpa was confused as to why his dad never showed. Mel was instantly killed in the accident. Rest in power to all of those affected by this tragedy.

[@PunkExMachina]

Thank you for sharing 🙏

[@NathanTarantlawriter]

Thanks for the addition!

[@safaith6502]

Very sorry to hear about your Great Grandpa. I'm thinking about him right now & sending my love.

[@kylewilson4056]

@@safaith6502 Thank you!

[@exkelsior1486]

I feel like your channel is the only one that reports these kind of tragedies without being exploitive

[@ImBadWithWords]

Thank you for always having accurate closed captioning on your videos! Your content is so high quality and the captions make it even more enjoyable for me to watch

[@Mxmusicaddict]

I think he writes his own captions, something I was unaware you could do. I watch a lot of videos with auto-generated captions and they become unintelligible at times. These captions are even spelled correctly. I love it. I wish more channels did this. Funeral home owner and author Caitlyn Doughty also does this with her videos.

[@BlazeDuskdreamer]

Wow, to think how all my life I have taken for granted that the breakaway windows and rear emergency exists on school buses and street buses for granted as common sense measures with no idea they stem from some horrific incident. I was born in 1958.

[@donnawoodman6249]

I just love waking up to some Fascinating Horror, don’t you?

[@johngreydanus2033]

ever heard of johnballen channel?

[@iguess7997]

Exactly I just woke up this is the first thing im watching

[@suekelley2109]

Yes! But what does that say about us? 😀

[@purplesvet]

I'm obviously in a very different time zone and am watching this after dinner with a glass of wine. Perfect 😊🍷

[@cityzengirl]

Yes it's my fav

[@hugewangsan3060]

Love your content my dude. And that message you put out the other day about who you are and giving making videos a shot even if you don't think you can be in front of the camera and stuff. Really good stuff. Keep the ball rolling

[@dub2536]

Very tragic chapter of Chicago's history. RIP to those who died that day! Peace.

[@Macho_Fantastico]

I like how you cover the reports that take place after such tragic events, highlighting the changes that took place and the lessons learnt.

[@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823]

Don't rely on lessons learned. After Cocoanut Grove in 1939, there was The Station fire, in 2003! Over 60 years later. Exactly the same in over 12 ways. Oh, and several others exactly the same as the Station in other countries afterwards.

[@chuckschafer942]

@@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823 1942

[@harmlesscreationsofthegree1248]

Truly horrifying. I can only imagine the terror in that streetcar as the flames spread toward those poor people trapped inside...

[@gangstashots3298]

Unbelievable that there is no Memorial marking for those who had died. We should remember the mistakes from the past.

[@claudia-aquarius5079]

World War 2 had ended just 5 years before. They did not always make memorial markers the way we do today in those days. He could be they planned to but didn't follow through because of money issues.

[@zacharyoliver5332]

Yeah but then someone will be offended my the memorial and it will be tore down by participation trophy owning snowflakes in black masks .

[@adde9506]

They are remembered in the regulations made for them that are still applied to public transit vehicles in the US. If I died like that, I wouldn't want a plaque, I'd want change.

[@princeofcupspoc9073]

Sadly, this was in a segregated "black" neighborhood, which may have something to do with the lack of interest.

[@codyge18]

Theirs probably no memorial because theirs nothing there at all, no houses or businesses, just a railyard

[@flynbrick]

I was 8 years old when this happened. I remember going to school the next day and seeing the front page of the morning newspaper with a picture of the burnt bodies still stacked inside the trolley. They looked like mannequins.

[@rallytonight8491]

They printed a graphic photo like that right on the front page of a newspaper? My, how times have changed…

[@doctordolldesigns4009]

That's horrible!😟

[@GarrowhillWoods]

I've noticed a strong trend of massive regulation changes after only, sadly, high death tolls

[@happyfacefries]

And probably the outcry from the aftermath

[@ssbohio]

That's referred to as "tombstone regulation." There has to be enough tombstones to get the regulation adopted.

[@ssbohio]

@Reganomics Lamborghini If I recall correctly, the bars were put into place out of concern for liability and injury settlements paid out to injured riders. I don't believe there was a regulation enacted to require them. It's been years since I read up on this accident, however. I could be mistaken.

[@TSmeowMeow]

Which is why people get angry when they're removed on a whim

[@sammartland932]

The rules are written in blood.

[@doeidaho2101]

I was born in Chicago & lived close to that area. I remember the fire & my Mother crying. I was a little girl at the time & the horror for me was to see the Chicago Tribune the next day, showing the bodies piled up in the Green Hornet. Another tragedy was The Lady of Our Angels fire that killed children. 95 to be exact. It was 1958. These events educated people to change safety laws.

[@nancyjones6780]

That comment by the 18yr old girl about watching her friends hair catch fire and then sinking back down into the car is haunting. It gave me a really bad feeling 😞

[@bigdundee12345]

“The most deadly crash involving 2 vehicles” Tenerife plane collision: hold my sangria

[@StoutShako]

Oh wow, I didn't need to know this was a thing.

[@PrimevalDemon]

Non aerial I guess

[@timothy__tt]

I'm sure he meant land-based ones (probably also doesn't count trains)

[@Arcalargo]

@@StoutShako Wait, you've never heard of Tenerife?

[@johngreydanus2033]

@@timothy__tt and up until that time in history for sure!

[@Louisa.Bowman23]

Awaiting each episode of this every week is like awaiting the next episode of a TV Series 😃😃

[@donnawoodman6249]

Better than a tv series because you don’t have to watch reruns unless you want to. 👍

[@UrMomGoes2College]

As a fireman of 20 years, putting out burning vehicles with people in them is something you'll never forget. Folks, wherever you are, make sure you wear your seatbelt and if on passenger transit/airways, make SURE you mentally go through the steps to get out of emergency exits and how to open them. A couple of extra moments could save you and other's lives.

[@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823]

Would you believe there were actually newspaper photos of the corpse crush? Sun-Times, was it? It can be found. There was a book. I think it was in there. Never thought they'd publish something like that. But there it was in the paper.

[@WAL_DC-6B]

@@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823 I've seen that photo. It was ghastly.

[@deprofundis3293]

@@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823 you mean, a photo of this specific accident?

[@deprofundis3293]

@@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823 I was unable to find it. What search terms did you use?

[@beverlyarcher546]

Seatbelts can still kill my cousin was in a car accident with a drunk driver everyone would have survived but the seatbelt wrapped around her throat strangled her to death

[@izmckenna]

I've lived just 30 minutes from Chicago my whole life and I never even knew we had streetcars, let alone about a horrific accident

[@DaveSCameron]

Hahaha Only in America *

[@ahoued42]

I guess it depends how often you come to Chicago. A lot of those rails are still visible on the south side and down town, if you look at the roads.

[@appleeyes72]

I knew about the streetcars but not this accident and I've lived in Chicago most of my life.

[@___LC___]

Kids these days

[@rabbit0664]

Same. Knew we had streetcars just wasn't aware of this accident.

[@Malepical]

My grandmother told me about this when I was a little girl.. she and her friends heard about it and went to watch.. she said she saw a man being pulled out and his skin literally just sliding right off.. 😩😩😩

[@oliverfisher4773]

Please please please do a video on the White Island volcano disaster!! I was on the island a few weeks earlier on a tour just like the 22 people that died there, still so so grateful it wasn’t me

[@yuvgotubekidding]

Out of these tragic events we inherit safety standards from which others have paid dearly.

[@ethorii]

Please consider covering the "Ride the Ducks" crash in Seattle. A passenger vehicle from WWII that malfunctioned while full of passengers.

[@Dwightstjohn-fo8ki]

or the "Duck" in Missouri. They were never designed to be tourist trucks. And military design even today is EXEMPT from all public safety issues anyway.

[@aurie6895]

Can you cover the farnborough air show disaster?? My grandfather almost died there. Luckily, he acted up that morning and his brother wouldn’t take him to the air show that day. If he hadn’t, they would’ve been on the hill the plane crashed into

[@sicooper4230]

Email him

[@outrunthestars4938]

I'm glad he avoided tragedy. It kinda interesting he managed to live by being baf

[@denisematthews6215]

I’m from Chicago, and had no idea of this incident. So horrifying.

[@Wexellence]

Any idea where the intersection is? All i see i State.

[@denisematthews6215]

According to the article I found, it was 63rd and State

[@Wexellence]

@@denisematthews6215 right......oh boy, i feel dumb....thank you.

[@julianhermanubis6800]

"The Green Hornet" was a popular American radio show of the 1940s and early 1950s about a costumed crime fighter, so I suspect the nickname for the cars was a joke referencing the radio show as well as the color of the cars.

[@julianhermanubis6800]

@John Barber Absolutely, but the tv show wasn't on the air until the mid-1960s.

[@sandrasanders706]

Yes

[@SuperWolsey]

Wouldn't be surprised.

[@jayswarrow1196]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/hYbckHl3nrmHh7M

[@blue9multimediagroup]

nope it was because of the paint the buses in Philly got it for the same reason

[@NamePending9]

I can't help but tear up listening to stories like this.

[@sophierobinson2738]

That poor lady who couldn't get out of the window....

[@kingkonut]

@Kody Nester lmao

[@rossbrown6641]

What a bunch of yahoos!

[@ElvishPrinceling]

I love this kind of everyday horror more than any sort of spooky supernatural stuff. It's terrifying bc it not only could happen, it DID.

[@GunsNRoses1123]

Yeah, reality is usually horrific enough without the need to fantasice or let your imagination drift away. You can learn something too.

[@daffers2345]

Horror movies generally don't scare me because real life is far more frightening, I think. This channel freaks me out way more than most horror movies. I think it's well done and terrifying.

[@GiovanniCloud]

It's absurd that there's no memorial plaque or anything of the sort to recall this tragedy.

[@codyge18]

The entire neighborhood is gone, you can see the former footprint in google maps. Its now just a railyard

[@Gabriel87100]

@@codyge18 Indeed, it's wild, nothing you see in the images in this video is there in real life anymore.

[@chronovore7234]

There isn’t much left of old Chicago, what is left is in ruins.

[@mcnultyssobercompanion6372]

@@codyge18 That was almost as shocking to me as the accident itself. *Usually* I would expect an area to go from rural to developed/urban. But the city neighborhood in the 1950-images is *completely* gone. There now appears to be no sign it was ever there.

[@Killsaurus]

Fuuuuuuck me the thought of fire creeping up on you and being pushed into doors that open towards you.. that one got me, can't even imagine that level of terror

[@DarianCaplinger]

Awesome as always, mate. Don't ever change your music track. It adds a bit of suspense, eeriness, and foreboding that fits perfect with your ability as a storyteller and with the content you provide. A+

[@derhessenhaider9041]

Could you make an Video about the Tanker Truck which exploded in Herborn, Germany. It was a big disaster on the 7. July, 1987. Please, I love your Videos and this is a topic perfekt for you to cover.

[@Zilkenian_Davenport]

I would like to see this one as well. Another tragedy to add to my year of birth, because 87 doesn't have enough.

[@capacamaru]

I'd love to see you do a video on the Sydney Tram crash that happened at Taronga Zoo in 1952. It was only a minor disaster, but its pretty interesting. "The tram ... crashed through the blocks at the end of the rails, tore up 30 feet of road and shot off the embankment into the sea."

[@57buickcentury]

Quite a story indeed - lucky there were only four on board and they all survived.

[@JTA1961]

The brakes were sub-par... ?

[@SweetestSweden]

One of my dad's earliest photographs from when he was a boy features one of these 'green hornet' trams in the background with one of his older brothers. It's weird little connections like this that makes these stories feel way more real and uncomfortably close.

[@knuckleopera8378]

Holy cow! Thank you! THANK YOU! I knew that you'd 'kill' when telling this story. I'm sharing this like crazy. My partner and I watched it this morning over coffee. She's heard me tell this story, but the look on her face as you told the tale was like she was hearing it for the first time. My mother attended school with the girl who opened the first entrance, and yes, pranking the emergency exit was very common for kids who were impatient for a full, or correct, stop on a CTA line. Our family home was just three blocks from this accident, that viaduct was commonly travelled to and from our home. Incredible episode! Horrifying and chilling. You nailed it.

[@yickter]

I'm really glad fascinating horror lowered the volume of the background music. Before it was kinda distracting, but now it's just right.

[@LotsofLisa]

In Philly these vehicles were called a “trolley.” To this day, there are still some tracks and cobblestone streets for historical purposes. SEPTA still runs a few modern version trolley lines.

[@mrmoinn]

Trolleys are different, trolleys are buses that attach to electric wires above for power. Maybe you are right, but in all my years in the transit enthusiast community (which does exist), these are always called streetcars, or trams, or something, but trolleys are always refering to those electric wires buses I was talking about.

[@LotsofLisa]

@@mrmoinn I get it I just think different things are called different names in different places. For example sneakers/ trainers, pop/ soda etc.

[@mrmoinn]

@@LotsofLisa you know i think you're right. I looked into it and people did call them trolleys. And the thing is, they did have wires to attach them to hanging wires for power. So, it makes sense that this is where trolleybuses would've actually gotten their name. Today I learned.

[@KarmaNeverTouches]

I know it's dark to say but I'm always excited seeing you've uploaded.

[@Weddyloo]

I am always happy to see the KZbin notifications for these videos, I love them!

[@annegrey3780]

I'd never heard of this! Also, I know you probably have a million things you've been asked to cover, but if you ever get a chance, I'd love your take on the elevator disaster in the Orkney mine in South Africa in 1995. I've also seen it called the Vaal Reefs elevator disaster. It's the worst elevator disaster of all time, with over 100 people dying, and yet I've never see anything on it and I'm not quite sure how it happened. I know the basics: that the mine used 2-story massive elevators to carry workers up and down the shafts, and that on that day a train somehow fell into the shaft and landed on the elevator, causing the elevator to plunge 460m (1,500 feet)...but I don't really understand it beyond that. I'm not even sure what type of train we're talking here...I don't know anything about mines...I assume like a mining train of some sort...or like a subway car...? Everything I've seen on it seems to assume people know about mining and aren't idiots, but I need this whole train thing explained to me like I'm 5. Anyways, I'm from an entirely other continent but it sounds like this was a big moment in South African and global mining history.

[@janicesullivan8942]

The Vaal Reefs elevator was 12’ tall, reduced to just 1’ after the fall. Was it a train to carry rocks that were carved out of the mine.

[@Syclone0044]

Holy fuck! That’s a whopper, I definitely need to research

[@janicesullivan8942]

I’m from Chicago and appreciate you doing a video about this accident.

[@AG-ng8gt]

14k views in the first hour- congratulations! You have created an entertaining channel and I enjoy seeing your success.

[@daffers2345]

I can usually eat heartily while watching any sort of video, but my tasty supper started to taste like cardboard about halfway through this episode. I don't know if it's his delivery, the factual straightforwardness, or maybe something else. It's a compliment to the channel that it comes across so chilling; keep it up!

[@mattc3696]

Another triumphant episode for your fine channel. I've never heard of this horrific event. Well done.

[@christianpryor753]

I just discovered this page a few days ago. And let me just say, this has quickly become by far my favorite channel on youtube. Great work. So interesting and informative.

[@pblack19141]

OMG. I cannot believe that this tragedy has been forgotten to time. I am a firm believer that "Those who do not learn from past events are doomed to repeat them." I cannot believe that their is no plaque or other monument in the memory of those who did not survive. It makes me wonder why. I appreciate that you have brought the event to light. Than you.

[@joshuaguenin9507]

Nothing of the original neighborhood is left, its a train yard now

[@taramcfarland3014]

Yesssss!! Thank you. You're definitely the one most underrated KZbinrs!

[@lilmoosic]

Wonder if this incident had anything to do with most cities implementing the HazMat Carrier (HC) alternate routes so that they don't go through the cities.

[@AnaFolkenstal]

Man, I love the tune so much. It's always the same, but it just fits every single time.

[@arrowguy173]

I'd like to think you gained even more followers after that brilliant April 1st upload. I couldn't resist sharing it on Facebook.

[@pattig656]

I have never heard of this event, I've lived in the Chicago area since birth. Thanks, another great video.

[@Bring-Me-Tea]

Amazing video as always! Thank you for researching these and putting them together. You're always so educational but respectful to the dead. I appreciate that.

[@4Drewbaby]

I learn more about the past horrors of my country from watching your videos than I've ever heard anywhere else.

[@irathernotsay2627]

The day you make a 30 minute video of one of these is a day I’ll enjoy to the fullest. Such a shame that I’ve watched all your videos. Don’t ever change man

[@lizh6578]

Amazing I never heard of this. I’m from Chicago. Lived in that neighborhood as a baby and visited many times after. And this just 7 years after it happened. I have vague memories of standing next to my mother and begging her for a ride on the weird green bus. She always said no. Now I know why. It was just a few blocks from the crash. Thanks for posting.

[@culcune]

My parents moved to Chicago from England in 1968. I was born in 1969. I grew up in Chicago's north side near Skokie and Evanston. I recall remnants of the trolley system where asphalt was missing and there were bricks and tracks seen here and there, but I always assumed it was from the late 1800s to early 1900s. I did not realize there were trolley cars running up until 20 years or so prior. I fondly recall the 'L' trains from Howard--we usually caught the trains at Loyola if we were going downtown to take photos with Santa or to the Cubs games. What I never heard of was this crash up until this video popped up on my feed. Thanks for the history lesson!

[@billietyree6139]

When this happened I was on Navy pier for our Marine Reserve meeting and could see the flames from there, 9 miles away across the city.

[@TheMrCoDS]

Somewhere, in the world, a disaster is ready to happen because of negligent practices like this one

[@WhatDoesMyChannelNameMean]

In most US cities, the buses still have doors on only one side, and the doors open inward. In an event like this, people will be trapped just the same.

[@apseudonym]

@@WhatDoesMyChannelNameMean Check your bus next time you are on it. Many windows slide up to open or can he pushed outwards. Also look for any switches to open up the doors in an emergency, they should be marked. In a worst case scenario there are tools that will knock out or smash any big windows on your bus allowing for easier escape, usually they are red and attached by a wire.

[@daerdevvyl4314]

@@apseudonym Pretty sure in Winnipeg if such tools were there they’d either be stolen or people would attack each other with them.

[@WyattRyeSway]

@@daerdevvyl4314 .....surprised Chicago would not see those tools as weapons and lock a person up for having them.

[@prettyshinyspaghetti8332]

What bothers me is that over 200 cars saw this guy and listened to him, regardless of the fact he wasn't in full uniform. Even then, he was in some kind of uniform. Why was the last car the only one to ignore him? Presumably they've all worked together before this incident

[@ssbohio]

One reason that investigators speculated on was that it was 6:30pm, and getting dark. The street lights were either not on yet, or, if they were, they weren't particularly bright. A flagman in ordinary clothing, not carrying a flag, might not be very visible, especially with the other pedestrians who were in and around that intersection.

[@sachaput]

Really found this interesting, as my paternal grandfather was a streetcar conductor in the '40s into the early '50s, in my Connecticut hometown of Norwich. When the streetcars were replaced by buses, he became a driver until he retired.

[@surprisinglyblank2392]

I really enjoy how you end each segment focusing on any changes to safety regulations tragedies like these generated.

[@Spudawg]

Absolutely LOVE this guys voice. Binged his whole channel on a week. Keep it coming!

[@thesketchydude1315]

glad to see you posting again! (this is crazy...its like an on-land version of the Moby Prince or Dona Paz accidents)

[@epsilon347]

Woah, I see comments like "I'm not going to sleep tonight anyways" and I am eating my lunch right now (Here is 11:30 Am right now)

[@wolfgangamadeusmozart1532]

Right same im cooking food and its 10am

[@adityanegi1604]

3 pm here haha

[@skygalvan1880]

About 2:30 am (when it was posted)

[@___LC___]

It posts at 5 am here, but it’s nice to see FH has a global following.

[@xTetraMuffinsx]

It's 9:34 pm!

[@jswatts1967]

I must applaud your excellent narration. Whether intentional or not, your tone, pacing and pauses perfectly suit your "horror" videos. Thank you.

[@Lunarbutterflytarot]

I love that you cover a lot of stories I read about as a teenager, I don't live far from this location near 63rd. You can still see the old tracks in the if you look close enough.

[@Roblyn2020]

Interesting and informative, thanks for bringing us these videos. Stay safe, stay awesome!

[@tommysdreamhamilton3216]

RIP TO ALL. HOW INCREDIBLY SAD.

[@pantherplatform]

My alarm just went off. 5am here . Great way to start the day

[@tremiagreen1191]

Wow! 😯 I'm from Chicago and have been here my whole life, and this is the first time I've ever heard of this tragic incident. How horrifying! Thanks for covering this story. As the saying goes, you learn something new everyday.

[@JakethaDawg]

Very intriguing vids, never stop making, never stop learning 🙌🏼

[@zhenful]

i really thought i was gonna sleep tonight too 😂

[@germyw]

Same. I came here to find rain sounds to sleep to and here I am.

[@ghostcrystal7930]

*laughs in British*