McBride Derailment Site

Canada / Alberta / Grande Cache / Fraser Subdivision, Mile 7.9
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On May 14, 2003 a wood trestle at this site collapsed under a Canadian National freight train, resulting in the deaths of engineer Art McKay and conductor Ken LeQuesne. The two locomotives and the first 4 cars of the 86 car train were destroyed. CN constructed a new line to the west of the former bridge.
www.tc.gc.ca/eng/mediaroom/releases-nat-2004-04-h031e-3...
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_National_Railway
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Coordinates:   53°22'6"N   120°18'24"W
This article was last modified 16 years ago