Looks like a near miss. Amazingly it would appear that both trains stopped before fully colliding. Note the tenders on each locomotive and that they are most definitely askew. The writng on the back and the description would also support this. Interesting pic though. Someone made a booboo.[8D]
Mike
Could it be one of those “staged” cornfield meets put on by promoters in the old days before we had demolition derbies?