1947 head-on collision and subsequent fire in Manitoba, Canada
Dugald Rail Disaster
Details
Date
September 1, 1947 9:44 p.m.
Location
Dugald, Manitoba
Country
Canada
Line
Transcontinental mainline
Operator
Canadian National Railways
Incident type
Head-on collision
Cause
Disregard of train orders
Statistics
Trains
2
Deaths
31
Injured
85
The Dugald rail accident was a head-on collision between two Canadian National passenger trains on September 1, 1947, in Dugald, Manitoba, Canada, resulting in the deaths of 31 people.[1]
^LeTourneau, Rodger, "Death Takes No Holiday: Labor Day Disaster Claims 31 Lives," in the National Railway Bulletin, Volume 55, Number 6 (1990), at 12-23. This detailed article contains black and white photos, track maps, and a timetable.
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