Desert Arts Preview 2018: Great Train Wreck
1,268 views · Published 12 June 2018 · 7:12 · Indexed 22 September 2026
Channel: Burning Man Project · 2018 · Nonprofits & Activism
by: Collaborative Artisans Reno-Sacramento from: Sacramento, CA and Reno, NV The Great Train Wreck is an artistic interpretation of railroad history when outdated locomotives were ceremoniously destroyed in head-on crashes for public entertainment. The California State Fair staged wrecks from 1913 to 1917. For Burning Man in 2018, there the two full scale trains are constructed from wood that will ultimately simulate a crash-and-burn using pyrotechnics in the finale. Each locomotive, with tenders, are 40′ long, 8′ wide & 11′ tall, resting on a 120′ standard gauge wooden track. The trains will initially be sited at the distant ends of the track, and on the day of the burn, pulled together into a fiery exploding end. In addition train station will stand beside the track to provide shade and railroad history. http://www.greattrainwreck.com/ Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: http://burningman.org/youtube-subscribe Check out our full video archive: http://youtube.com/burningman Visit the Burning Man website: http://burningman.org Read the Burning Man Journal: http://journal.burningman.org Subscribe to the Jackrabbit Speaks newsletter: http://burningman.org/jrs
