Hinton train collision 39 Years Later

39 Years ago. The Via Rail Was Collide Crashed into the Freight Train.

The Canadian National Freight train was Damage by Via rail. The Causing Accident the 23 people were killed in the collision, this collision involved a Canadian National Railway freight train and a Via Rail passenger train called The "Super Continental". It was the deadliest rail disaster in Canada since the Dugald accident of 1947, which had thirty-one fatalities, and this disaster was not surpassed until the Lac-Mégantic rail disaster in 2013, which resulted in 47 deaths.

After 56 days of testimony at a public inquiry, a commission concluded that the collision was caused by the freight head end crew failing to stop their train because of incapacitation or other unknown factors, while the conductor in the caboose failed to use the emergency brake to stop the train. The report also highlighted serious flaws in the culture and safety practices at Canadian National Railway.

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