The Hinton Disaster: Head On Freight Train Collision Kills Passengers | Mayday | Wonder

Name: The Hinton Disaster: Head On Freight Train Collision Kills Passengers | Mayday | Wonder
Uploaded: 2021
Duration: 50 min

202150 minHD★ 7.7Society & Politics

On 8 February 1986, a Via Rail passenger train and a 118-car Canadian National Railway freight train collide, killing 23 people. The freight train crew did not stop at a red railway signal on a section of a passing loop. An inquiry concluded that a "railroader culture", which prized loyalty and productivity at the expense of safety, had resulted in a tired and sick crew of three failing to stop the freight train.

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