Dugald rail accident

Dugald Rail Disaster
Details
DateSeptember 1, 1947
9:44 p.m.
LocationDugald, Manitoba
CountryCanada
LineTranscontinental mainline
OperatorCanadian National Railways
Incident typeHead-on collision
CauseDisregard of train orders
Statistics
Trains2
Deaths31
Injured85

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]

  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.