Canoe River train crash
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Canoe River train crash
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The Canoe River train crash occurred on November 21, 1950, near Valemount in eastern British Columbia, Canada, when a westbound troop train and the eastbound Canadian National Railway (CNR) Continental Limited collided head-on. The collision killed 21 people: 17 Canadian soldiers en route to the Korean War and the two-man locomotive crew of each train. The post-crash investigation found that the order given to the troop train differed from the intended message. Crucial words were missing, causin
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1950 train crash in British Columbia, Canada
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canoe_River_train_crash
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2024-02-10T13:04:08Z
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