Tragedy for Purdue University and the Boilermakers' famous mascot ... it's been involved in a deadly crash in Indiana.

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 ...

What Investigators Think Happened During The Boilermaker Special Accident The Boilermaker Special leads the Purdue Boilermakers to the stadium before the NCAA football game against the Indiana ...

The Boilermaker Special, a vehicle that resembles a Victorian-era steam locomotive, is Purdue's official mascot. It travels to away football games and can drive up to 75 mph, according to the school .

He’s been in mascot vs. mascot battles, beating Herky the Hawk (from Iowa) in a weight-lifting contest (at Purdue, of course). Herky wasn’t able to lift the weight at all, but Pete found a way ...

Purdue University's train mascot, the Boilermaker Special, was involved in a fatal crash on Thursday afternoon in Tippecanoe County, Indiana.