Part 2 of 2.SS Edmund Fitzgerald was an American Great Lakes freighter that sank in Lake Superior during a storm on November 10, 1975, with the loss of the entire crew of 29 men. When launched on June 7, 1958, she was the largest ship on Nort

Episode 070.1 - (Water) The Edmund Fitzgerald - Part 1

Jun 28th, 2021 1h 50m

SS Edmund Fitzgerald was an American Great Lakes freighter that sank in Lake Superior during a storm on November 10, 1975, with the loss of the entire crew of 29 men. When launched on June 7, 1958, she was the largest ship on North America's Gr

Episode 069.2: (Rail) The Angola Horror - Part 2

May 14th, 2021 51m 44s

The Angola Horror train wreck occurred on December 18, 1867, just after 3 PM when the last coach of the Buffalo-bound New York Express of the Lake Shore Railway derailed at a bridge, slid down into a gorge and caught fire in Angola, New York, k

Episode 069.1: (Rail) The Angola Horror - Part 1

Mar 30th, 2021 1h 30m

Part 1 of 2.The Angola Horror train wreck occurred on December 18, 1867, just after 3 PM when the last coach of the Buffalo-bound New York Express of the Lake Shore Railway derailed at a bridge, slid down into a gorge and caught fire in Angol

Episode 068.2: (Road) The Cypress Freeway I-880 - Part 2

Feb 18th, 2021 1h 2m

Part 2 of 2.The collapse of the Cypress Freeway (I-880) occurred during the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake on California’s Central Coast on October 17 at 5:04 p.m. local time. The earthquake was centered near Santa Cruz on a section of the San A

Episode 068.1: (Road) The Cypress Freeway I-880 - Part 1

Feb 15th, 2021 53m 49s

Part 1 of 2.The collapse of the Cypress Freeway (I-880) occurred during the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake on California’s Central Coast on October 17 at 5:04 p.m. local time. The earthquake was centered near Santa Cruz on a section of the San A

Episode 067.2: (Road) The Silver Bridge - Part 2

Feb 6th, 2021 1h 8m

Part 2 of 2.The Silver Bridge was an eyebar-chain suspension bridge built in 1928 and named for the color of its aluminum paint. The bridge carried U.S. Route 35 over the Ohio River, connecting West Virginia and Ohio.On December 15, 1967, t

Episode 067.1: (Road) The Silver Bridge - Part 1

Feb 1st, 2021 52m 42s

Part 1 of 2.The Silver Bridge was an eyebar-chain suspension bridge built in 1928 and named for the color of its aluminum paint. The bridge carried U.S. Route 35 over the Ohio River, connecting West Virginia and Ohio.On December 15, 1967, t

Episode 066.2: (Rail) *REMAKE* The Ashtabula Horror - Part 2

Jan 23rd, 2021 1h 5m

Part 2 of 2.The Ashtabula Horror was the failure of a bridge over the Ashtabula River near the town of Ashtabula, Ohio, in the United States on December 29, 1876. A train of the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway carrying about 160 pass

Episode 066.1: (Rail) *REMAKE* The Ashtabula Horror - Part 1

Jan 5th, 2021 1h 18m

The Ashtabula Horror was the failure of a bridge over the Ashtabula River near the town of Ashtabula, Ohio, in the United States on December 29, 1876. A train of the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway carrying about 160 passengers passed

Episode 065: (Air) TACA Flight 110 Miraclesode

Dec 23rd, 2020 1h 41m

TACA Flight 110 was an international scheduled airline flight operated by TACA Airlines, traveling from Belize to New Orleans. On May 24, 1988, the Boeing 737-300 lost power in both engines, but its pilots made a successful deadstick landing on

Episode 064.2: (Air) Eastern Air Lines Flight 980 Mystery - Part 2

Dec 5th, 2020 1h 16m

Part 2 of 2Eastern Air Lines Flight 980 was a scheduled international flight from Paraguay to the United States. On January 1, 1985, while descending towards La Paz, Bolivia, for a scheduled stopover, the jetliner struck Mount Illimani at an

Episode 064.1: (Air) Eastern Air Lines Flight 980 Mystery - Part 1

Nov 25th, 2020 40m 59s

Part 1 of 2Eastern Air Lines Flight 980 was a scheduled international flight from Paraguay to the United States. On January 1, 1985, while descending towards La Paz, Bolivia, for a scheduled stopover, the jetliner struck Mount Illimani at an

Episode 063: (Rail) In The News II - Uncut

Nov 1st, 2020 1h 42m

Andy and Michele discuss what is the latest in the news with rail disasters which include things such as . Listen to them talk over these events with their own spin of ideas and sometimes humor!This episode of The Cornfield Meet: Transportati

Episode 062.2: (Water) PS General Slocum - Part 2

Oct 13th, 2020 1h 3m

Part 2 of 2: Covering the investigation, litigation and our commentary of this disaster.On June 15, 1904, General Slocum caught fire and sank in the East River of New York City. An estimated 1,021 of the 1,342 people on board died. The Genera

Episode 062.1: (Water) PS General Slocum - Part 1

Sep 29th, 2020 50m 34s

On June 15, 1904, General Slocum caught fire and sank in the East River of New York City. An estimated 1,021 of the 1,342 people on board died. The General Slocum disaster was the New York area's worst disaster in terms of loss of life until th

Episode 061: (Tech) *REMAKE* The Radium Girls

Sep 16th, 2020 2h

This is a complete new release of The Radium Girls which we covered in episode 4. If you listened to that short, definitely listen to this complete newly researched episode!The Radium Girls were female factory workers who contracted radiation

Episode 060: (Air) Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 1771

Aug 22nd, 2020 1h 42m

Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 1771 was a scheduled flight along the West Coast of the United States, from Los Angeles, California, to San Francisco. On December 7, 1987, the British Aerospace 146-200A, registration N350PS, crashed in San Lu

Episode 059: (Road) Schoharie Limousine Crash

Aug 11th, 2020 1h 26m

In the early afternoon of October 6, 2018, a stretch limousine crashed at the junction of New York state routes 30 and 30A north of Schoharie, 30 miles (48 km) west of Albany, killing 20: the driver, all 17 passengers, and two pedestrians who w

Episode 058: (Rail) 2013 Casselton Train Derailment

Aug 2nd, 2020 1h 56m

On December 30, 2013, at 2:10 p.m. CST, a westbound BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) train with 112 cars loaded with grain derailed 13 cars near Casselton, North Dakota. The first car that derailed (the 45th car) fouled the adjacent track. At 2:11 p

Episode 057: (Water) The SS Daniel J. Morrell

Jul 27th, 2020 1h 58m

The SS Daniel J. Morrell was a 603-foot (184 m) Great Lakes freighter that broke up in a strong storm on Lake Huron on November 29, 1966, taking with it 28 of her 29 crewmen. The freighter was used to carry bulk cargoes such as iron ore but was

Episode 056: (Rail) Moorgate Tube Disaster

Jul 19th, 2020 1h 50m

The Moorgate tube crash occurred on February 28, 1975 at 8:46 am on the London Underground's Northern City Line; 43 people died and 74 were injured after a train failed to stop at the line's southern terminus, Moorgate station, and crashed into

Episode 055: (Air) Continental Express Flight 2574

Jul 11th, 2020 1h 45m

Continental Express Flight 2574 (Jetlink 2574) was a scheduled domestic passenger airline flight operated by Britt Airways from Laredo, Texas to Houston, Texas. On September 11, 1991, it crashed while en route to Houston, killing all 14 people

Episode 054: (Rail) In the News

Jul 6th, 2020 1h 10m

This is The Cornfield Meet's first unedited release of their podcast which was recorded July 3, 2020 in Medina, Ohio (outside no less). Andy and Michele discuss several news train derailments that have happened lately with their spin of humor.

Episode 053.3: (Water/Road) The Skyway Bridge Collapse Part 3

Jun 28th, 2020 1h 50m

Part 3 of 3 episodes.On the morning of May 9, 1980, a sudden, violent storm rolled into the bay and a freighter, the Summit Venture, collided with the Sunshine Skyway Bridge. Six cars, a pickup truck, and a Greyhound passenger bus full of Tus