On 8 February 1986, a Via Rail passenger train and a 118-car Canadian National Railway freight train collide, killing 23 people. The freight train crew did not stop at a red railway signal on a section of a passing loop, possibly because they were asleep.
Note: This is a Crash Scene Investigation episode.
Head On Collision
Mayday · Season 3 · Episode 10
On 8 February 1986, a Via Rail passenger train and a 118-car Canadian National Railway freight train collide, killing 23 people. The freight train crew did not stop at a red railway signal on a section of a passing loop, possibly because they were asleep.
Note: This is a Crash Scene Investigation episode.
Note: This is a Crash Scene Investigation episode.
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Season
3
Episode
10
Air Date
16/Nov/2005
Air Time
19:30
Runtime
45 min
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