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Wednesday 29th of June 1864

160 Years Ago



99 Die in Grand Trunk train plunge into a river in Belœil Bridge, Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, Canada.

Train conductor Thomas Finn and engineer William Burnie failed to acknowledge a stop signal and the train fell through an open swing bridge into the Richelieu River.


More info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St-Hilaire_train_disaster